administer
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Such medications could be easier to administer and might require less intensive clinical supervision than conventional psychedelic-assisted therapies.
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
The BBC has asked Parks Canada about how much the canine search and rescue programme cost to administer.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
That’s how the doctors knew to administer the treatment before surgery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
“He could appoint the Bishop of Rochester to administer the terms of peace....”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Each state administers its own elections and has its own rules for counting and processing votes.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The governor’s action will allow the California Air Resources Board, the state’s top air agency which also administers the cap-and-invest program, to begin the public process to link the two state’s markets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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
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
I watch as he puts the thin wafer between her dry lips and administers the cup, murmuring in Latin.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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A serious side effect that occurs only rarely could still harm a substantial number of patients if a therapy is administered to millions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
He gave no details about how the reward would be administered or funded.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Kelly found her husband unresponsive, alerted authorities and administered CPR.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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
The fund was ably administered during the trial by Mary Benson and then Freda Levson.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The secretary of state is in charge of administering statewide elections, providing information about ballot measures and candidates to voters, overseeing campaign finance and handling business licensing and filings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
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
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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