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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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The staff who created the clinic thought: why not use one of those vacant units to administer vaccines?

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

After making sure her funeral arrangements are carried out, can I decline or resign from serving as executor, or would I still be legally obligated to administer the estate?

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

By 2000, Congress had eliminated both, citing concerns that the restrictions were complex to administer and could stifle savings or penalize successful investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

In California, two FDA-approved antivenom products, CroFab and Anavip, are supplied to hospitals who then can administer to patients in need.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Korako, goddess of secrets, had been the one to see to it, and to administer other tests to determine the more elusive godspawn abilities.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.

From Salon May 17, 2026

The Essequibo region comprises more than two thirds of Guyana, which currently administers it.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Brett Bezio, a spokesman for Arizona’s Department of Economic Security, which administers the program there, said work-requirement changes were the primary driver of the drop.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Done Together sourced funding from Adferiad, which administers the Welsh government's culture grants scheme for projects supporting diversity, equality and inclusion.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Every four years, an international group of educators administers a comprehensive mathematics and science test to elementary and junior high students around the world.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The WHO confirmed that 20,000 doses would be used in a clinical trial to assess the vaccine's effectiveness against Bundibugyo, while 50,000 doses will be administered to front-line health workers.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Keytruda is administered at the same time to help make sure the patient’s immune response activates against the leftover cancer cells.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Ideally, the H5N1 vaccine should be administered in two doses with a gap of three-to-four weeks, Todd said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Still, new pill forms of the drugs, which previously had been administered via injections, and expanding health-plan coverage are set to make them more accessible and affordable.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Watchmakers added it to paint to make watch dials glow, and doctors administered it in powdered form to treat everything from seasickness to ear infections.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

“We’ve spent a ton of resources in Minneapolis combating fraud, and that includes a very intense look at the leadership and the programs and who’s administering them,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The 36-year-old Democratic congresswoman from New York shared videos of the fertility treatment on social media over the weekend, including footage of herself administering hormone injections.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

As executor, you would be responsible for administering the estate from start to finish.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Bystanders - including Craig Lowe, who made three rescue attempts - sprung into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

As with so many other things, time is the key factor—speed in discovering the deficiency, and speed in administering hormonal substitutes.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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