administer
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“Despite the significant efforts from specialists to administer care, medical treatment and extensive testing, veterinarians did not identify one definitive cause for her poor condition,” the center said on its website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It's part of a health visitor's job to remind parents about vaccines and, in some cases, administer jabs directly.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Such a system would be more complex, more expensive to administer and could ultimately undermine the broad public support that has sustained Social Security for nearly a century.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
By 2000, Congress had eliminated both, citing concerns that the restrictions were complex to administer and could stifle savings or penalize successful investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I cannot stand idly by while she suffers. I have some skill with plants and potions. Let me administer a medicine that might restore balance to her mind,” I plead.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
He grooms them, administers their daily doses of medicine by hand and recognizes their individual personalities.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
I know of a nurse in San Francisco who screeches her car to a stop when she spots a person in bodily distress and administers CPR if appropriate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
ETS, which administers testing for teachers, also declined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Done Together sourced funding from Adferiad, which administers the Welsh government's culture grants scheme for projects supporting diversity, equality and inclusion.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
His wife, Rosita, administers first aid to migrants.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
According to a statement from the Greenville, S.C., police department, medical assistance was administered to Panettiere after an acquaintance placed a 911 call, before Panettiere was pronounced dead at the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Researchers also observed increased activity in another part of the brain called the caudate nucleus after cortisol was administered.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some projects involve sites in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Her learning issues have a known cause: chemotherapy, administered in high doses, to treat childhood leukemia.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
But Plymouth isn’t Congress, and a municipal historical commission isn’t administering federal Indian affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The 36-year-old Democratic congresswoman from New York shared videos of the fertility treatment on social media over the weekend, including footage of herself administering hormone injections.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Bystanders – including Craig Bowe, who made three rescue attempts – sprang into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Assuming it’s not a scam, providing a death certificate would help Fidelity move forward with administering the account.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
These men were in charge of administering the prisons on a day-to-day basis.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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