receptive

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"He seemed quite receptive," she says, claiming Priestley assured her the deposit would be returned.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He tried to find a receptive audience for the name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Drugmakers, who have long blamed PBMs for driving up US medicine costs, have also been receptive, expressing interest in exploring direct-to-consumer sales for other kinds of drugs.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

It isn’t clear how receptive the government officials who met with Ackman were to the plan.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Although the original excavators remain convinced, a team of archaeologists who were not involved in the excavation but receptive to pre-Clovis claims recently visited the site and came away unconvinced.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond