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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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Even if you are his legal next of kin, it does not obligate you to administer his estate or arrange the funeral.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Judges take an oath to administer justice “without respect to persons.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

In 2002, Congress created the Election Assistance Commission to administer the Help America Vote Act, which assists states in reforming their elections.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

He was told Canvas, the software used to administer the module, was down - something he found "a bit dodgy" because he uses the same platform at university "with no problems whatsoever".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

He rushed to the press box to administer some image control but met a hostile audience.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The College Board, which administers the SAT, said about 6.7% of students taking the exam got extra time last year, compared with 2% a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.

From Salon Apr. 9, 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

Consider that Denmark, which administers Greenland, an autonomous territory Trump has also threatened to invade, can qualify for the tournament in a European playoff that will take place later this month.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

I watch as he puts the thin wafer between her dry lips and administers the cup, murmuring in Latin.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Some passengers were frantically clinging to the hull of the partially submerged vessel, he said, as rescuers administered CPR to a man on a San Francisco police boat.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The Netherlands and Belgium legalised assisted dying in 2002 for people with unbearable suffering from incurable illness, allowing it to be administered by a physician.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Those vaccines have substantial evidence for safety in scientific literature, including when administered separately or together.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The exact number of cases may never even be known, because family disputes are administered via county-level probate courts and there’s no national tracking of these cases.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

“I administered, an antidote but hours ago. Do not try to rise yet.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

“Much of the voting public probably knows little about the process of administering US elections,” it says, “which could allow false narratives to gain traction.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Araghchi on Saturday arrived in Oman, which sits on the other side of Hormuz, for talks on administering the strait.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

In France, non-medical practitioners are prohibited from administering injectable cosmetic treatments.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

CMS should publicly report the number of denials issued through WISeR and the financial gains realized by contractors administering the program, Cantwell said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 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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