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admin

[ad-min, ad-min] / ædˈmɪn, ˈæd mɪn /




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"It feels sometimes like a job as well, we're filling out spreadsheets more so than playing a game, so a lot of the time it doesn't feel like fun, it feels like admin," Purcell says.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The admin emails to which Microsoft sent those notifications tend to get slammed with junk from spammers, leading software developers to recommend ignoring those inboxes altogether.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

KAMPALA, Uganda—An Ebola response team ran into an unexpected obstacle when they arrived to spray a roadside market with disinfectant a couple of weeks ago: the admin for a local WhatsApp group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

One of the silver linings of so many people working from home during the pandemic, in my opinion, is that it helped normalize doing a lot of life admin while working remotely.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

As we step into admin, the door momentarily hides our faces from the camera in the corner, and he whispers, “Be brave.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

He and a team of admins take the role seriously, evicting inactive members—and those who break the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“It’s easy to become the dancer first before the human, and I hope that this inspires leaders, dancers, admins and people in the industry to listen to themselves.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

One of the group's admins, Finlay Payne, from Birmingham, was inspired to get into the world of Peaky Blinders after taking part in performing arts in school.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

Andrea Vincent, an admin for a Facebook pregnancy support group, told Salon as admins they often find themselves having to monitor misinformation in the group.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023

“Maybe a private group to reach out to people? And we can make ourselves admins so that we can approve every person who is invited. Just to make sure.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro



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