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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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That makes it relatively easy to administer to mobile populations in less-developed countries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A spokesperson said applications are also slowed by “1980s technology” it uses to administer benefits.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Desperate to help his sick dog, one Australian man went down the ultimate ChatGPT research hole, using artificial intelligence to design a personalised experimental treatment and finding top scientists to administer it.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

He revised his will to transfer all his wealth into a trust named after the year of his birth, which the lawyer and accountant would administer.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Many of these people died, Carey pointed out, “without a human being to hand them a drink of water, to administer medicines, or to perform any charitable office for them.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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