administer
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These risks can also restrict the amount of radiation doctors can safely administer, potentially limiting treatment options.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
After a 15-year hiatus, he was back in 2014, this time as a bishop appointed by Pope Francis to administer the diocese of Chiclayo.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
There are currently no regulations in the aesthetics industry, and some people believe that practitioners like Summer shouldn't be allowed to offer and administer these treatments.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
That’s how the doctors knew to administer the treatment before surgery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 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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The UK government agency that administers it, external will no longer do so from next year, meaning the Welsh government is looking at two options - creating a new grant-funded model or discontinuing it.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Los Angeles City Charter Amendment LA looks to change the way the city manages its budget and administers public works to more efficiently deliver basic city services such as repairing streets and sidewalks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
“We will ensure 100% security of all kinds,” said Abhishek Singh, the director general of the National Testing Agency, which administers the exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
I watch as he puts the thin wafer between her dry lips and administers the cup, murmuring in Latin.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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On 32 minutes, Walsh administered the harshest of punishments on Samoa for the smallest amount of defensive laxity, racing through the tiniest gap on the left to score.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Together, they established more than 60 recommendations covering how phages should be selected, tested, manufactured, administered, and monitored.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
He gave no details about how the reward would be administered or funded.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Kelly found her husband unresponsive, alerted authorities and administered CPR.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
I have not read them, I am too weak, I suffered Fits of Shaking & he & the Smith Father delivered me back to my Chamber & there administered sal volatile.
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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As a result, administering the same treatment again may be difficult or impossible, even if its benefits begin to fade.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
He said the person administering his interview didn’t realize he was a baseball player until she asked who his employer was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
“You won’t have to do anything, besides administering the test.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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