receive
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Cal State L.A. will receive $48 million to add more students to its master of social work programs and provide more than 1,000 scholarships and grants for prospective students.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Other changes to the basic allowance for universal credit, paid to all claimants of the benefit, mean about three million families will receive an average increase of £120 this year.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“If you capture the enemy pilot or pilots alive and hand them over to the police, you will receive a precious prize,” she said, with a backdrop of a military march.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
This means he could receive £200 less a month than Logan, and mum Erika says that is keeping her up at night.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“You never receive any mail here, in all your time at the Mutton. And then that one comes, addressed to you here. I slid it under your door.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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