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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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Grant recipients must ensure mental-health consultations are available at least once a month and ensure “collaborative relationships and partnerships with community organizations” that administer welfare programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 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

In California, two FDA-approved antivenom products, CroFab and Anavip, are supplied to hospitals who then can administer to patients in need.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Even if you are his legal next of kin, it does not obligate you to administer his estate or arrange the funeral.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

My Arm v. troublesome this day & I have asked Octavian to heat it a Bath & administer a pill rolled of camphor & gum asafoetida.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

The Essequibo region comprises more than two thirds of Guyana, which currently administers it.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Brett Bezio, a spokesman for Arizona’s Department of Economic Security, which administers the program there, said work-requirement changes were the primary driver of the drop.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.

From Salon Apr. 9, 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

Universities operate as a closed economy: centrally administered, collectively resourced, carefully controlled by administrators who hope their plans aid retention efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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

The pigs had sent out a large bottle of pink medicine which they had found in the medicine chest in the bathroom, and Clover administered it to Boxer twice a day after meals.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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

I want to honor her wishes regarding her burial, which she has already prepaid, but I’m concerned about the responsibilities involved with administering the estate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

As with so many other things, time is the key factor—speed in discovering the deficiency, and speed in administering hormonal substitutes.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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