administer
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My earlier analysis pointed to the three bulwarks against attempted election subversion—the state and local governments that administer elections, the courts that protect rights, and the American people who are democracy’s ultimate safeguard.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
We also would have to administer a standardized test in certain grades, if we were going to open an actual school, and maintain annual records about student attendance and immunizations.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The California Housing Finance Agency would administer the program, including setting interest rates for the loans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The law established a board of trustees to administer the new institution and defined its membership, powers and responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I will administer a tonic to your forefinger. Our Elixir of Light.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
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 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
He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
“You might be surprised who administers the penalties.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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Depressive symptoms were assessed using validated questionnaires administered before and after the three-month intervention.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
ETS, a nonprofit assessment organization, helps manage and provide testing-related services for students enrolled in California public schools, including the required Smarter Balanced tests administered in spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
When administered to mice, the progenitor cells established themselves in the bone marrow and other locations responsible for blood cell production.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Burnham and Swinney share a diagnosis that Westminster has failed to deliver and political power is better administered closer to people than it ever has been.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Before leaving, he’d administered a sedative and insisted that there be no more visitors tonight.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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Padilla stressed that the new Senate observers would have no role in administering elections or handling ballots.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Most of the time, little information is available to the public about the people administering the lethal injection, as the states do not usually share what training they have had.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
They work full-time on the board for five-year terms administering the Public Works Department while assisted by several bureau heads and the director of public works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
That agreement promised to provide relief from sanctions on oil sales, grant access to Iran’s frozen assets and acknowledge a role for Tehran administering the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for opening the waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
These men were in charge of administering the prisons on a day-to-day basis.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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