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Those which were originated under her auspices were the castle of Vincennes and the Royal College, the latter of which she caused to be built strictly according to the design executed by Henry himself; and the first stone was laid on the 28th of August by the young King, assisted by his whole Court.

—The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 2

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noun Plural of auspex.
noun Plural of auspice.

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Under the council's auspices, the Nordic countries have created a common labor market and have abolished immigration controls among themselves. — Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
It wasn't "allowed" or condoned by ROC or Tripoli, or in any way done under our auspices -- it was something that * the TV show* did, and we were just spectators who got to witness the carnage (and a number of us with long telephoto lenses on our cameras got some great photos, too). — The J Curve
Probably because under its auspices, our government's meager cheese programs look like, well, meager government cheese programs. — protein wisdom
Under Soekarno's auspices, these leaders gathered in Bandung, West Java, in 1955 to lay the groundwork for what became known as the Non-Aligned Movement.
Under such auspices, the religion of the left is foisted on America with the full "blessing" (and all-important funding) of the United States Government. — The Reality Check