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
Supporters would argue he is a man who is ready to administer the medicine the nation needs, even if people do not like the taste of it.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
It had been willed to an heir who was too young to administer it.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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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
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 Commerce Department, which administers the steel and aluminum tariffs, declined to comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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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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
Because the treatment needs to reach the central nervous system, it is administered through an injection into the spinal canal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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
Watchmakers added it to paint to make watch dials glow, and doctors administered it in powdered form to treat everything from seasickness to ear infections.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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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
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
He speedily learned that Perrault and François were fair men, calm and impartial in administering justice, and too wise in the way of dogs to be fooled by dogs.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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