administer
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Preschools receive money from the feds to administer the program—$12 billion this year—with no requirements that they improve outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
Leonie Powling, 19, had been working in the nearby cafe and recalled watching people administer CPR to those pulled from the water.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
My Arm v. troublesome this day & I have asked Octavian to heat it a Bath & administer a pill rolled of camphor & gum asafoetida.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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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
On Friday, more than 100,000 Muslims performed the weekly Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa, according to the Islamic Waqf, the Jordanian body that administers the site.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 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
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
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Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The order also proposes splitting the MMR into “three separate single-disease shots,” to be administered at separate medical visits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Researchers also observed increased activity in another part of the brain called the caudate nucleus after cortisol was administered.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some projects involve sites in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
He performed the operations while his wife administered the anesthetic.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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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
The central controversy of Arendt’s career concerned her claims about Jewish leaders’ roles in compiling lists and administering deportations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Bystanders – including Craig Bowe, who made three rescue attempts – sprang into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
As executor, you would be responsible for administering the estate from start to finish.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
I remember the thought I had, after Johanna told me about the Amity administering the memory serum to Dauntless patrols—that when you take a person’s memories, you change who they are.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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