- present tense form of receive (3rd person singular).
receives
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Carlos Bermudez, a lawyer also of Venezuelan origin, receives constant calls from desperate people going through immigration proceedings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
He has focused specifically on California, where every registered voter automatically receives a ballot in the mail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“You avoid the capital-gains tax you would owe if you sold it, you can generally deduct the full market value, and the charity or account receives the whole amount.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
The studio behind ‘Coraline’ creates an enchanted forest in ‘Wildwood,’ Billy Crystal opens a one-man show on Broadway, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ receives a stage adaptation at the Metropolitan Opera, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Every so often the Sender must have new children, and the Institute receives a steady stream.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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