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These cells normally remain inactive, positioned alongside muscle fibers until they receive a signal that repair or regeneration is needed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
In a rematch of the 2022 race between the two lawmen, Luna was on track to receive more than 70% of the votes, according to the Tuesday night returns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Sophie Evans - who won gold as part of England's Commonwealth Games mixed relay team in Birmingham in 2022 - said she was "surprised" to receive the news like that.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
In addition to your investments, your wife may also be eligible to receive up to 100% of your Social Security benefit after your death, assuming she outlives you.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Like the WASP, they didn’t receive any real recognition for their service, but at least this can’t be blamed on gender discrimination—the men who flew for them didn’t get any recognition either.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Under the deal, Israel receives financial assistance for the purchase of around $3.8 billion in weapons a year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
The seller provides a good or service and receives in return value exceeding the cost to him of the good or service—a profit.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
At present, every club in the Championship receives the same payment, regardless of where they finish.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Because the same side of TOI-561 b always faces its star, the nightside receives no direct starlight.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
He lies in a large room and receives us with feeble expressions of joy and helpless agitation.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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The research received partial funding from the DOE Office of Science.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ugarte’s campaign also has received major outside support through independent expenditure committees, which have no contribution limit but aren’t allowed to coordinate with a candidate’s campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
In a statement, the TBI said authorities had received a tip that Morley was hiding on an Illinois property, from which a truck had also been stolen.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Late last month, Andrews received a shocking bipartisan endorsement from two former governors of South Carolina.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
“I received but little income from the book and have had few sources of revenue.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Meanwhile, Mitchell had 142 receiving yards for the Jets last weekend, and the Colts general manager who made the deal, Chris Ballard, has since been fired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
However, receiving a treatment only once does not necessarily mean its effects will last a lifetime.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
The actor-singer on Thursday accused the executors of her father’s estate of failing to fulfill the singer’s wishes for Prince, Paris and Bigi to begin receiving income from their family trust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
In a 2023 interview with a local news affiliate of CBS News, Filgueiras spoke proudly of receiving her pilot's licence while still a senior in high school.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Thank you, Miss Havisham; I have not the least objection to receiving it from him.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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