administer
Example Sentences
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A registered NHS nurse had visited the care home on the day to administer the covid-19 vaccine to people staying there.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Local Bay Area swimmers have mixed feelings about the sea lions, which have been known to administer bacteria-filled bites to humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Ianni said she reached out to federal regulators who administer Medicare, and they told her to file an appeal for her denied claims, a process that could take a year or more to resolve.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
A spokesperson said applications are also slowed by “1980s technology” it uses to administer benefits.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
She slept in the room that adjoined her mother’s, ready at any moment to run in and administer her potions, hold her bedpan, or straighten her pillows.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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