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recipient

[ri-sip-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈsɪp i ənt /
NOUN
receiver
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Relatives were never able to track down the rumored recipient.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Messages about missed deliveries usually include a link which, when clicked on, take the recipient to an official-looking website.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

In other states, such as Colorado, the recipient needs to live in the home or have plans to return to it, if it’s unoccupied, if they want the property to remain exempt.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

When the next ball was missed, Nicholls was the recipient of the Baker smile.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

For a while I was the only recipient of Bailey’s kindness.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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