received

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Four months later, an obscure Texas startup called America First Refining announced that it had received a nine-figure investment from the Ambanis’ company.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

When a beefy bad guy who was about to squish a normal-sized good guy received a crippling blow to the scrotum, I laughed.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

So by that all-important 19th year, the cumulative amount received from the two pension options would be equal.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Platner received somewhere in the range of 138,000 votes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“To say that you received it, you know,” he said.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff