as in to minister (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice
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The reasoning is mainly due to the team’s primary second-option receiver, Chris Godwin, nursing an ankle injury from last season that will likely lead to him missing 2025 regular-season time.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
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In the team's preseason opener on the road against the Carolina Panthers, Sanders received the start due to injuries being nursed by Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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She was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona, 26 and father Tony, 25, with two other siblings Pork Stew and Sweet Pork at the zoo in Chonburi, NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, reported.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Moo Deng was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona and father Tony at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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After Aguilar was detained, police transported him to Maryvale Hospital to treat a cut on his right hand, court records said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Lanez was stabbed in prison in May, which resulted in him being hospitalized to treat his injuries.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Administer (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administer%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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