administer
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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
These clips deliver gentle electrical stimulation, allowing patients to administer the treatment themselves without visiting a clinic.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
That’s how the doctors knew to administer the treatment before surgery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
She recruited volunteers to administer the aptitude tests.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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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
According to the College Board, which administers the SAT, among students who took the test in 2024, 27% of Asian students scored 1400 or higher, compared with 7% of white students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.
From Salon ● May 17, 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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SDU dean Jakob Grauslund said the trial had never started, no babies had been enrolled and no vaccinations administered as part of the research.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Before the animals were fed, researchers administered BRP through an injection into the muscle.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Apa experienced a “medical incident” during the race, according to marathon organizers New York Road Runners, and a bystander administered CPR until medical staff arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
He gave no details about how the reward would be administered or funded.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“No—but I do know that it’s being administered by Scythe Cervantes, and he tends to be very physically minded. For all I know, he’ll have you tilting at windmills.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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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
“I can't take over the job of administering justice,” he replied.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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