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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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Fight back and protect the people who administer elections.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

It will also administer and implement a process to decommission and store heavy weapons, military production sites, depots of weapons, and tunnels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

After making sure her funeral arrangements are carried out, can I decline or resign from serving as executor, or would I still be legally obligated to administer the estate?

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Leonie Powling, 19, had been working in the nearby cafe and recalled watching people administer CPR to those pulled from the water.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“He could appoint the Bishop of Rochester to administer the terms of peace....”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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 College Board, which administers the SAT, said about 6.7% of students taking the exam got extra time last year, compared with 2% a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 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

A prize that requires consensus among people who disagree about nearly everything is harder to pull toward any one agenda than a prize administered by allies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Those entitled are low earners who have missed out on the money because of the way their pension is administered.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

EVs administered without the MAP scaffold failed to produce comparable blood vessel repair.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

But the other religious recognitions worn by Girl Scouts are developed and administered by outside faith organizations.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

There were to be several sessions of the test administered over the weekend; they made plans for Reynie to attend the very first session.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

But the process of administering justice is far more subjective and messy than we often admit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

But Plymouth isn’t Congress, and a municipal historical commission isn’t administering federal Indian affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Bystanders - including Craig Bowe, who made three rescue attempts - have been praised for trying to help, including administering CPR to the Rahmans, who were from Ilford.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Tumors of the kidneys have been induced in hamsters by administering estrogens.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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