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also egis
1
as in protection
means or method of defending
having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force
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as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company
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The Democrats, meanwhile, put at least some faith in a new effort called the National Performance Review under the aegis of Vice President Al Gore.
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Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Presidents have intervened to block corporate acquisitions under the aegis of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States only eight times.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
The roster has taken shape under the aegis of Helen Estabrook, Global Head of Film & Television, and Sarah Amos, VP, Development and Production (Non-Fiction TV, Documentaries).
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The two partnered on a shower head, launched under the aegis of L’Oréal Professionnel, which has the capacity to decrease water consumption in hair salons by 69 percent.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Presidents have intervened to block corporate acquisitions under the aegis of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States only eight times.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
The roster has taken shape under the aegis of Helen Estabrook, Global Head of Film & Television, and Sarah Amos, VP, Development and Production (Non-Fiction TV, Documentaries).
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The two partnered on a shower head, launched under the aegis of L’Oréal Professionnel, which has the capacity to decrease water consumption in hair salons by 69 percent.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Aegis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aegis. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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