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receive

[ri-seev] / rɪˈsiv /




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He said if treatment is recommended, soldiers can decide if they want to receive testosterone replacement therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Watt - who co‑founded the firm with Martin Dickie in Aberdeenshire almost 20 years ago - said investors in Brewdog's "Equity for Punks" scheme would receive shares "for free" if his takeover bid was successful.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

If it’s a small estate, a designated successor acting under state laws would receive the details.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

My husband and I both receive government pensions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

In fact, it is better if you do not; the mail delivery at Swanburne is less reliable than it once was, and I might not receive your answer.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Approaching audience members to explore their own feelings about their hair, she receives with surprised saucer eyes encouragement to embrace the braids she has.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The left atrium receives oxygen rich blood returning from the lungs, while the left ventricle pumps that blood throughout the body.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Editor’s note: The Conversation has reached out to the Platner campaign for a comment and will update this story if it receives one.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

The BBC receives most of its funding from the £180-a-year TV licence, but the number of households paying has declined in recent years, and the broadcaster is discussing reform of the system with the government.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The recruit receives little, or erroneous, information about what to expect, which tends to maintain his anxiety.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

In the deluge of emails and comments we have received over the past 24 hours, we were accused of breathless hype, shocking ignorance and peddling what one reader described as “absolute rubbish.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

In spring 2025, most of England and Wales received less than half of the 1991-2020 average rainfall.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The carmaker's Szeged factory, which has not officially started production, also received an undisclosed amount of state subsidies.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Jiwon Kim said she was shocked when she received the DMV letter nearly a year after she had passed her written exam at the Whittier DMV.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

I received but little income from the book and have had few sources of revenue.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Israel is the highest recipient of U.S. foreign aid since World War II, receiving over $300 billion, adjusted for inflation, from 1946 to 2025, according to a 2025 House report.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Residents have been receiving troubling calls from people pretending to be their grandchildren, swindling them out of thousands of dollars.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Having served as a lawmaker since 2002, Szijjarto announced on Facebook that he was leaving parliament after receiving a "highly prestigious offer" from BYD, "one of the world's leading companies".

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

David Specht retook his test in Sacramento a week after receiving the DMV letter last month.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Betsie and I had to push a heavy handcart to a railroad siding where we unloaded large metal plates from a boxcar and wheeled them to a receiving gate at the factory.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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