administration
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DUBAI—The Trump administration says large volumes of oil are slipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Local electeds suggested to Scott that the administration consider technology — like infrared surveillance — instead of building physical and permanent structures.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
He stood down as leader after the allegations emerged and North Lanarkshire Council has been run by a minority Labour administration since.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
At least 10 senior Fannie Mae employees are leaving the secondary mortgage giant, with a senior administration official saying they were terminated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
During the Harding administration, in the early 1920s, the Justice Department had been packed with political cronies and unscrupulous officials, among them the head of the bureau: William Burns, the infamous private eye.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
According to TechCrunch, “the private sector can defend against incoming cyberattacks, but not launch of operate them,” a policy that spans several presidential administrations.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
She is the second longest-serving press secretary in either of Trump's administrations, following only Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
She has also overseen the restoration of ties with right-wing administrations in Peru and Chile.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
And the EPA has relied on these findings for decades, including during the first Trump administration and other Republican administrations.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026
Lincoln’s responsible bodyguard William Crook had a more esteemed career, working in the White House for more than fifty years—a time that spanned the administrations of Abraham Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Vocabulary lists containing administration
A Long Walk to Water
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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