administer
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In 2002, Congress created the Election Assistance Commission to administer the Help America Vote Act, which assists states in reforming their elections.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
The root of the dispute is Paragraph 5, which says Iran will make arrangements to restore shipping through the strategic waterway and then work with Oman to determine how to administer it in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Davids — who grew up in South Africa, where culturally it’s common for grandmothers to administer enemas to children in rural areas — does a coffee enema twice per month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, has also said that Iran will administer the strait after the war ends, according to Iranian state media.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
“I will administer a tonic to your forefinger. Our Elixir of Light.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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“We will ensure 100% security of all kinds,” said Abhishek Singh, the director general of the National Testing Agency, which administers the exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
Emergency services are contacted in fewer than 2% of calls, according to Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit organization that administers 988, and most of these dispatches are made with the caller’s consent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Done Together sourced funding from Adferiad, which administers the Welsh government's culture grants scheme for projects supporting diversity, equality and inclusion.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
His wife, Rosita, administers first aid to migrants.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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The Netherlands and Belgium legalised assisted dying in 2002 for people with unbearable suffering from incurable illness, allowing it to be administered by a physician.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
And despite the rules stating that a challenge from behind with studs-on-calf contact and a level of force should be a red card — no card was administered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The exact number of cases may never even be known, because family disputes are administered via county-level probate courts and there’s no national tracking of these cases.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
It was cheaper and faster to manufacture, could be administered without medical training and—most important—prevented transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Grandma took a seat on the shelf where they had administered the massage, and Kendra waited beside her.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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During the appointment, Sawyer offered to inject up to a litre of filler, provided prescription-only medicines without a prescription being issued and suggested administering local anaesthetic without a prescriber present.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The state reportedly spent about $5 million administering the special election, while outside groups poured nearly $100 million into campaigns surrounding the referendum.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Cantwell urged Kennedy to require contractors administering WISeR to respond to standard claims within 72 hours and urgent claims within 24 hours.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
As with bone-marrow transplantation, success depends on a delicate balance between administering treatments that are powerful enough to control cancers without overwhelming the patient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
“Wasn’t she taken away from you and taken to the hospital at Pawhuska? Weren’t you administering insulin to her?”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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