administer
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“Those who administer our elections should never fear for their safety while carrying out their essential duties.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Before to Tuesday’s vote, CoC chair Ben Kay gave a recap of measures the board took to administer an impartial evaluation that scored the county higher than the city on handling homelessness issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
“I was testing you. I would not have been pleased if either of you were eager to administer death.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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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
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
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
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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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
The archipelago is administered by Russia, but four of the southernmost islands are claimed by Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The barrister said that if any substance was covertly administered, or if Farquhar was misled about what he was drinking prior to his death, there would be "no dispute" that Field is guilty of murder.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
As the fat layer became thinner, fewer injections were administered.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The proximity of the two enterprises stemmed from the fact that both welfare and the jail were administered by the county.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
The controller is the state’s fiscal watchdog, responsible for auditing government agencies, administering payroll for state employees and reuniting abandoned assets with their owners.
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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