receive
Example Sentences
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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
Those who apply after 6 April but are nearing end of life, or meet the Severe Conditions Criteria, will continue to receive the higher rate.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“Am I about to receive an apology for all the food and cigarettes you’ve borrowed from me?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
