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
In Mississippi’s case, ballots can be received within five business days after the election so long as they’re sent by Election Day.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
As a result, states now, as they have throughout American history, possess broad authority to regulate when ballots must be received, as well as how ballots will be counted and a winner certified.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
"I wanted to give something to the audience with the film and take them on a journey. But you never know how it's going to be received."
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
“Did you know that when you send a letter in the twenty-first century, it can be received almost instantaneously?”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
