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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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Identifying the cellular mechanisms behind their effects could help scientists develop treatments that are both effective and safer to administer.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

After a 15-year hiatus, he was back in 2014, this time as a bishop appointed by Pope Francis to administer the diocese of Chiclayo.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

There are currently no regulations in the aesthetics industry, and some people believe that practitioners like Summer shouldn't be allowed to offer and administer these treatments.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

That’s how the doctors knew to administer the treatment before surgery.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I was testing you. I would not have been pleased if either of you were eager to administer death.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

According to the College Board, which administers the SAT, among students who took the test in 2024, 27% of Asian students scored 1400 or higher, compared with 7% of white students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● May 17, 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

To investigate, they administered cinaciguat to aged rats for two weeks.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

He gave no details about how the reward would be administered or funded.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Charter Amendment LA would change the way public works are administered in Los Angeles, allow the city to lease its underused land to tenants and open the door to greater city involvement in business enterprises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Qlex is administered by injection, rather than intravenously, and got approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Imagine that 10,000 tests for cancer are administered.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

As a result, administering the same treatment again may be difficult or impossible, even if its benefits begin to fade.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Padilla stressed that the new Senate observers would have no role in administering elections or handling ballots.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Most of the time, little information is available to the public about the people administering the lethal injection, as the states do not usually share what training they have had.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Major medical groups condemn lethal injections so the people administering the drugs often have limited medical qualifications, experts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I can't take over the job of administering justice,” he replied.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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