recipient
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The sketch also revisited Trump’s recent remarks about men’s backsides, with Hanks becoming an unlikely recipient of the president’s fictional admiration.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Judge and former UN rights chief Navi Pillay of South Africa was this year's recipient.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
AC Milan's Kaka was the last recipient before Messi and Ronaldo's tug-of-war began, the Brazilian pipping the young pair to the prize in 2007.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
But who will decide who qualifies, and how much each recipient receives?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the Aristotelian universe the earth had been the recipient of light but had given no light.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
For spouse caregivers living with the care recipients, costs were much lower than for an adult child caring for an aging parent but not living with them.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the "first tanker set sail for its intended recipients, its buyers".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the occupied West Bank, the WFP is continuing to give assistance to some 200,000 Palestinians, having halved the number of recipients in September.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He pointed to USC’s transfer students, Pell Grant recipients and first-generation students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
One of the recipients of the award was Gerald Levin, CEO of Time Warner, and we were honored to win an award with a powerful millionaire like Mr. Levin.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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Academy Awards, List 1
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