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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

It will also administer and implement a process to decommission and store heavy weapons, military production sites, depots of weapons, and tunnels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

In fact, estates with little or no money can sometimes be the most difficult to administer because debts, creditors and property issues still have to be addressed.

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

Because relatives were sometimes impossible to locate, the committee began to administer the estates of the deceased who had no legal heirs or executors available.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

The Stacys and other families filed formal requests in September 2023 to the attorney general’s office, then led by Merrick Garland, which administers the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

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

From Barron's May 6, 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

Emergency services are contacted in fewer than 2% of calls, according to Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit organization that administers 988, and most of these dispatches are made with the caller’s consent.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

His wife, Rosita, administers first aid to migrants.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The firm did not specify how people will be asked to apply, but the program will be administered by an independent third party unaffiliated with the company, the district attorney’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

He removed the tumour and part of the diseased jawbone, but the electrochemotherapy was administered to target any remaining cancerous cells.

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

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

The tonics the hospital administered, however, were merely sugar water.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

They did this either by giving dietary supplements containing nitrate and iron or by administering synthetically produced DNIC.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

“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

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

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“You won’t have to do anything, besides administering the test.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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