be received
Example Sentences
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Postal Service spokesperson Cathy Purcell recommended that voters mail their ballot a week in advance of when it must be received by election officials to ensure it arrives on time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Congress established a single day for federal elections, they say, and ballots must therefore be received by that day.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
However, the resulting estimate cuts could be received poorly depending on the investor group, Thill added.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
The families are expected to be received by China's foreign ministry on Monday, as they are every year, before visiting the Malaysian embassy in Beijing to deliver the letter for Anwar.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Then the warmth melted through into the cold concealed box where he stored forbidden thoughts, and the thoughts came timidly up to the surface like children who do not know whether they will be received.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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