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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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These clips deliver gentle electrical stimulation, allowing patients to administer the treatment themselves without visiting a clinic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Before to Tuesday’s vote, CoC chair Ben Kay gave a recap of measures the board took to administer an impartial evaluation that scored the county higher than the city on handling homelessness issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

My earlier analysis pointed to the three bulwarks against attempted election subversion—the state and local governments that administer elections, the courts that protect rights, and the American people who are democracy’s ultimate safeguard.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

We stood, abeyant, ready to receive what shock fate should administer.

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

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

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

The Commerce Department, which administers the steel and aluminum tariffs, declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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

Intismeran is a brand-new mRNA technology that uses a patient’s own cancer cells to create a custom treatment that is administered alongside Keytruda, which is commonly prescribed to people with melanoma after surgery.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Colorado’s public plans, which are privately administered, now account for half of the state individual market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

They administered the antibody once every five days for three and a half months.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

ETS, a nonprofit assessment organization, helps manage and provide testing-related services for students enrolled in California public schools, including the required Smarter Balanced tests administered in spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“I administered, an antidote but hours ago. Do not try to rise yet.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The secretary of state is in charge of administering statewide elections, providing information about ballot measures and candidates to voters and overseeing campaign financing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Within minutes of administering vitamin B6, Ann's seizure activity stopped.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That agreement promised to provide relief from sanctions on oil sales, grant access to Iran’s frozen assets and acknowledge a role for Tehran administering the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for opening the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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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