receiving

Example Sentences

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She described meeting the monarch and receiving the honour as "lovely", adding she "never ever dreamt that this would happen".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Spear said suspicious billings to Highmark from out-of-network autism therapy providers “is in the multimillion dollars at this point,” and that Highmark clients receiving questionable bills should contact the insurer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Methionine supplementation may have potential for inflammatory conditions, kidney disease, kidney failure, and patients receiving dialysis, although more research is needed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But to accelerate his progress, she began to speak to him in Spanish, coaxed him to take up his text, and tutored him, and within a short while he was receiving high grades.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady