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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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Supporters would argue he is a man who is ready to administer the medicine the nation needs, even if people do not like the taste of it.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Future versions could potentially be taken as an oral tablet, which could make the treatment easier to administer and potentially broaden its use beyond mesothelioma.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

She said the Fed could still hold rates steady rather than administer that medicine, but it would have to explain its decision clearly to markets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The fallout was largely documented on the cat haven’s Facebook page with posts of veterinary and haven staff working together to administer heart compressions on the large black cat lying on the medical table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I was testing you. I would not have been pleased if either of you were eager to administer death.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The governor’s action will allow the California Air Resources Board, the state’s top air agency which also administers the cap-and-invest program, to begin the public process to link the two state’s markets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

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 College Board, which administers the SAT, said about 6.7% of students taking the exam got extra time last year, compared with 2% a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

“You might be surprised who administers the penalties.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Since the outbreak started, the county has given 538 MMR vaccines, 340 of which they administered in private settings.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hickerson and his brother Zack Hickerson, found the actress and Narcan was administered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The other half were administered Shingrix during the same five months in 2018.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

In its 2026 review, the European Food Safety Authority noted that the compounds detected in the rat study could have been impurities already present in the administered sucralose.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

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

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

If my trust remains unfunded, who pays the expenses of administering my estate/trust, such as attorney fees, cremation, and other costs?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

But Plymouth isn’t Congress, and a municipal historical commission isn’t administering federal Indian affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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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