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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

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

Bradley took him to the batting cages to administer the eye test.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Even if I make the potion,” Petroc said, “I can’t administer it. D’you understand me? It needs to be heated by dryad fire, and there are—you may have noticed—no dryads on this forsaken island.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

The third-party certifying body administers random testing throughout the growing process and tests each product that arrives at the company’s New Jersey warehouse before it is released to stores, according to the website.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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

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

When olive oil was given before glucose, the initial rise in blood sugar was smaller than when the oil was administered afterward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

She was found clinging to a tree in late September and tranquilised by a rescue team who administered oxygen and intravenous fluids before moving her to the rehabilitation centre.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“The facts provided by Jane Doe’s statement do not allege that she was either rendered incapable of controlling her own conduct or that any drug was administered to her without her consent,” he stated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Even though Dr. Cajazeira administered daily doses of quinine to everyone, half of the camaradas were battling malaria.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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

Establishing and administering a trust can involve significant legal, accounting and administrative expenses, and any investment income from that trust may be subject to high federal income-tax rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Minnesota are among a small group of states with a decentralized election system, in which individual cities and towns, rather than counties, are responsible for administering ballots.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

It is common practice for the state to consider aligning its tax code with the federal structure to make filing taxes easier and administering them more cheaply.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

But Dad hated unprintable words, and the fact that he had stood up for his son didn’t prevent him from holding a full-dress court of inquiry once he got home, and administering the called-for punishment.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey