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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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Fight back and protect the people who administer elections.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

It's part of a health visitor's job to remind parents about vaccines and, in some cases, administer jabs directly.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

This, though, could be a nightmare to design and administer, and discourage the use of AI to benefit all humanity, such as new drug discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

In California, two FDA-approved antivenom products, CroFab and Anavip, are supplied to hospitals who then can administer to patients in need.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“You are indeed in trouble. However, I believe I shall leave it to your parents to administer whatever discipline and reproach they believe to be needed. In the meantime, I need to dispose of this.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

On average, families complete the five-year program with $8,500 in savings, according to Compass Working Capital, one of the HUD partners that administers the program and also provides financial coaching to tenants who participate.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 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 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

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

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

A prize that requires consensus among people who disagree about nearly everything is harder to pull toward any one agenda than a prize administered by allies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

EVs administered without the MAP scaffold failed to produce comparable blood vessel repair.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

But the other religious recognitions worn by Girl Scouts are developed and administered by outside faith organizations.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

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

Doctors administered tests of her cognitive skills, and she did poorly on those that measure memory and recognition.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Minnesota are among a small group of states with a decentralized election system, in which individual cities and towns, rather than counties, are responsible for administering ballots.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

The order was quickly appealed, which in effect allowed the city to continue administering the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

But the process of administering justice is far more subjective and messy than we often admit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Until recently - and on the basis of the MoU - Iran had been involved in negotiations with Oman, a US ally, to agree a mechanism for administering the strait.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

“Wasn’t she taken away from you and taken to the hospital at Pawhuska? Weren’t you administering insulin to her?”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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