receive
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Babies born between 2025 and 2028 will receive an automatic $1,000 deposit, and account holders won’t be able to access the money until they turn 18.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The deal document provides little information about the owners and investors behind the parent company, who could receive enormous wealth from the arrangement.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Other factors, including cosmic dust and the masses of galaxies, can influence the light astronomers receive from distant supernovae and therefore affect distance measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The decision does not, however, mean that Nepal will immediately receive the funding, which amounts to less than 0.5 percent of the government's $4.78 billion estimate for reconstruction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975—though the Soviet government did not permit him to leave the country to receive the prize.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Adjusting which fin receives light and how frequently it is illuminated allows the team to control both its speed and direction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
MPs are elected according to how much support the list receives if it wins more than 3% of the vote.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Abdallah is a natural leader, said Alan Barker, chairman of the Mighty Cosmos, and the kind of person who receives total respect from the other players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
He’ll miss the rest of the season while he receives treatment but is expected to fully recover according to his agent Nicole Lynn.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
“We won’t give up until Khalil receives justice,” Ms. Ofrah says over the talking.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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Among them was Maria Schönbächler, Professor of Isotope Geochemistry at ETH Zurich, whose laboratory received half a gram of Bennu material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
During a storm early last year, Howard said he received about 800 messages from people seeking help.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
London's Metropolitan Police confirmed Saturday it had received a letter in 2019 about a "number of claims" relating to the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Brooke Federico, a spokesperson for Riverside County, said the county received the claim on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Thursday morning, the sisters received instructions to meet the committee at a local hall.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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However, when researchers compared blood pressure changes across the entire study population, they found no statistically significant difference between patients receiving active stimulation and those using the sham device.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Seven other Ebola patients were receiving treatment at two isolation facilities, it added.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Wonder seeks to evict Efferson after she allegedly refused to allow inspectors into the property earlier in the summer and failed to vacate the home in August, despite receiving a 30-day notice in late July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The five-term senator said the categories of products receiving exemptions include corrugated paper cartons, plastic boxes, plastic bags, refrigeration and freezing equipment, packing and wrapping machinery, and seaweed and algae products.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The backlash I’m receiving is making me hesitate, but I keep going.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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