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administration

[ad-min-uh-stray-shuhn] / ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
period during which a particular human group is in power
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Becton Dickinson, a maker of medical technology and hospital supplies, struck a deal with the Trump administration to invest $19 billion in the U.S. in exchange for relief from future tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The senior administration official related this issue directly to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Last month, Kelly issued a temporary restraining order requiring the administration to restore the outlets’ credentials, rejecting, at least at that stage, the administration’s national security rationale for yanking access.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

For one thing, the administration itself stops surprisingly short of calling for a categorical end to deference to the Sentencing Commission’s commentary.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

They would’ve just freaked the administration out and then we’d probably be banned from Midsummer Night.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Rubio said the US has "confidence in the security of all our bases" and said the administrations was working "very closely" with UK authorities, who "couldn't be more cooperative".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“GBI’s standards remain staunchly nonpartisan through six presidential administrations, with a mission of supporting public lands management and the agencies charged with that mission,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The White House in several administrations, Democratic and Republican, has been involved in efforts regarding the release of Americans, according to former officials familiar with the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the quarter of a century since the attacks, through several city administrations, officials have refused to release the municipal files that show what the city knew and when it knew it.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

It is the kind of material that grips high school actors and audiences but terrifies school administrations.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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