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
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
She recruited volunteers to administer the aptitude tests.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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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
“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
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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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
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
They were administered from Cyprus by a corporate services firm called MeritServus, in Limassol, the island's second-largest city.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The BDM administered first aid and worked alongside nurses in hospitals.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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
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
The order was quickly appealed, which in effect allowed the city to continue administering the tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Tumors of the kidneys have been induced in hamsters by administering estrogens.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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