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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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After a 15-year hiatus, he was back in 2014, this time as a bishop appointed by Pope Francis to administer the diocese of Chiclayo.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

There are currently no regulations in the aesthetics industry, and some people believe that practitioners like Summer shouldn't be allowed to offer and administer these treatments.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Future versions of the decoy strategy could potentially be designed to work more effectively in the body or be easier to administer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

That’s how the doctors knew to administer the treatment before surgery.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“All CFers know how to administer their own treatments. We’re practically doctors by the time we’re twelve.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

In Maine, which is among the states most dependent on heating oil, the state’s housing authority, aka MaineHousing, administers the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Los Angeles City Charter Amendment LA looks to change the way the city manages its budget and administers public works to more efficiently deliver basic city services such as repairing streets and sidewalks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Lawton's letter was sent from a company called Equiniti, which administers the pension scheme on behalf of the MoD.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Commerce Department, which administers the steel and aluminum tariffs, declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

On 32 minutes, Walsh administered the harshest of punishments on Samoa for the smallest amount of defensive laxity, racing through the tiniest gap on the left to score.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Together, they established more than 60 recommendations covering how phages should be selected, tested, manufactured, administered, and monitored.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Apa experienced a “medical incident” during the race, according to marathon organizers New York Road Runners, and a bystander administered CPR until medical staff arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

He gave no details about how the reward would be administered or funded.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Even though Dr. Cajazeira administered daily doses of quinine to everyone, half of the camaradas were battling malaria.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

As a result, administering the same treatment again may be difficult or impossible, even if its benefits begin to fade.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Padilla stressed that the new Senate observers would have no role in administering elections or handling ballots.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The controller is the state’s fiscal watchdog, responsible for auditing government agencies, administering payroll for state employees and reuniting abandoned assets with their owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Within minutes of administering vitamin B6, Ann's seizure activity stopped.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He then decided to speed up the process by increasing the dosage to ten and fifteen and administering it three times in a single day, until it resulted in five large evacuations.

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


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