receive
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We also expect to receive approximately $9,000 in interest income this year from our bank accounts and CDs, which total about $280,000 combined.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The rift hurt some longstanding investigations because leaders of the old unit worried they wouldn’t receive recognition for enforcement actions in which they did all the work, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While his sentencing was delayed to a later date, Sandoval can only receive life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty under California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
She was just one of hundreds of thousands of young people to receive their A-level, Btec and T-level results across England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Thursday after weeks of waiting.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
If she left Plinkst, Simon would have no way to reach her, and she would never receive the urgently needed advice from Madame Ionesco.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Everyone else receives bronze-tier getaways that include two nights in a variety of U.S. cities, and Mystery Vacations strives to sweeten the deals when possible, Jaura said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The money Annabelle receives is intended to help pay for therapies such as speech, as well as a support worker to help her on the hockey field.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Standard procedure mandates that anyone suspected of smoke inhalation receives a bronchoscopic examination of their airways.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rather than trying to control which molecule receives an electron through conventional chemical preferences, the researchers developed a catalyst that releases the electron directly into the surrounding solution.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Besides simply counting how many people actually live in America, that census tally also determines how many seats each state gets in Congress and how many electors each state receives in a presidential election.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Many companies appear to have received tariff refunds with remarkable speed, contrary to warnings that the process could prove slow and messy, the WSJ’s Theo Francis and Celia Bernhardt write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Though it hadn’t received much attention at the time, it began to gain some traction on social media right after Olin settled down in Europe, frequently appearing in short-form videos across Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
So far, over 40 S&P 500 companies have reported some $9.6 billion in refunds in the past quarter or so, including at least $2.1 billion already received.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It also detailed a timeline of events given by the flight crew, who said they received a "high vibration" engine alert during the climb.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Angela had used a Post-it note to write down the code for standby passengers who’d received a seat assignment at the last minute, and she’d stuck it to her computer screen.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Hichilema said his team was receiving "encouraging results".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
We both started receiving Social Security this year, and for the 10 months we will receive it, our combined benefits will be approximately $42,000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
It gives Borthwick the final say over medical and conditioning matters, with the 25 players all receiving a fixed amount of money from the RFU, as opposed to a game-by-game match fee.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“KPop Demon Hunters” was definitely huge and it made me realize how much love K-pop is receiving from all over the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Shortly after receiving your card which I had looked at only hurriedly, someone brought in a paper with the headline about the plane crash.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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