administer
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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
The proposition would allow the California Housing Finance Agency to issue up to $25 billion in revenue bonds to administer the program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Scotland is the most devolved part of the UK, with powers over health, education and transport, as well as the ability to administer benefits and set taxes.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, has also said that Iran will administer the strait after the war ends, according to Iranian state media.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
After Chella died, he was moved into her corner, the corner that Kuttappen imagined was the corner of his home that Death had reserved to administer her deathly affairs.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The third-party certifying body administers random testing throughout the growing process and tests each product that arrives at the company’s New Jersey warehouse before it is released to stores, according to the website.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
ETS, which administers testing for teachers, also declined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 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
“You might be surprised who administers the penalties.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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Those vaccines have substantial evidence for safety in scientific literature, including when administered separately or together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
And despite the rules stating that a challenge from behind with studs-on-calf contact and a level of force should be a red card — no card was administered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 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
Since the SIR exercise began on 4 November 2025 across 12 states and federally administered territories, about 60 million names have been removed from the electoral rolls.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
This diet he administered religiously, seemingly bent on moulding George and me in his image.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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In France, non-medical practitioners are prohibited from administering injectable cosmetic treatments.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The state reportedly spent about $5 million administering the special election, while outside groups poured nearly $100 million into campaigns surrounding the referendum.
From Barron's ● May 8, 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
Recognizing this, some oncologists have begun administering drugs with restraint rather than abandon, aiming to keep the cancer in check rather than creating conditions that predispose to the rapid growth of resistant cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
“I can't take over the job of administering justice,” he replied.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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