administers

present tense third-person singular of administer
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Recent Examples of administers Empower, a financial firm that administers retirement plans for some 19 million investors, told CNBC Wednesday that some account holders are increasingly shifting money toward safer investments. Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025 Golden Triangle administers the scholarships in cooperation with Mount Dora Community Trust. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025 More than 1,300 employees at the department – which oversees federal education policy and administers billions in funding to individuals, states and local schools – received a termination notice Tuesday. Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 That includes enforcement of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing obligations on financial institutions and administers financial sanctions. Stephen Neukam, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 The Department of Education, which administers and coordinates federal education assistance including Title I and Pell grants, was established under President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and officially began operations in 1980. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025 Central Florida received $19 million in those federal grants in 2024, which helped more than 3,000 people, according to the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, the local agency that administers them. Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025 Under interim peace agreements from the early 1990s, Israel maintains control over large parts of the West Bank, while the Palestinian Authority administers other areas. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025 The camerlengo also administers the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See until a new pope is chosen. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administers
Verb
  • Acknowledging this failure, the NSO now distributes a basic one-page bare-bones list of the evening’s music, but that in no way substitutes for the music and artist notes in a full program.
    Marty McBroom, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Tommy Wheeler, founder of Tidewater Grain, which grows heirloom crops in Pamlico County and distributes from Rowan County, is more optimistic.
    Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The department also enforces federal civil rights laws to prohibit discrimination.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to managing debt, the Department of Education enforces civil rights laws in schools and distributes billions in federal aid to low-income students.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Next Tuesday, the team and the city (as well as the trust that oversees the land White Stadium is on) will head to trial and defend the stadium renovation.
    Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Home Rule Act of 1973, which was enacted by Congress and ratified by District voters, allows a 13-member council — including a chairman — to be elected that oversees local affairs, according to the council’s website.
    Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This guide provides actionable insights to help investors build sustainable habits, make informed decisions, and achieve their financial objectives.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Office of Disability Inclusion trains managers to lead with empathy, improves the overall employee experience for workers with different abilities, and provides managers with easy access to a centralized workplace accommodations team.
    Jeanne Meister, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies manages that magic trick.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Part of Historic Garden Week's uniqueness is that each club manages its individual tour, including selecting the homes and providing staffing on its tour date.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Comparatively, 15% of the state’s budget in 2021 went to Medicaid, 18% of the state’s budget in 2023 went to Medicaid, and the current budget allocates 22% of state funding, Mishler said.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, the budget is the sum that the studio allocates to it on its internal forecasts.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Ant operates Alipay, one of the two major apps for mobile payments in China.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In essence, Nvidia treats the entire data center as the new unit of compute, interconnecting chips, servers and racks so tightly that an AI factory operates as a single colossal supercomputer.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Like other Gazans, many Christians in the enclave say their lives have long been overshadowed by a cycle of wars with Israel and an Israeli-Egyptian blockade that tightly regulates travel and commerce.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Federal Aviation Administration regulates drones and light shows and permitted the Holiday Drone Show at Lake Eola on Saturday.
    Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024

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