receptive
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“At the very least, it looks like Southern, so far, is dedicated to doing so. ... I really do appreciate how receptive they’ve been.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
While she may be receptive to some of this advice, I’d encourage you to approach your niece with patience.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
"Unfortunately, businesses are rarely receptive to such considerations. Their main priority is selling square metres at a high price."
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
But after decades of interacting with others, I trust my instincts not to overstep, to know when to stay in my own lane when the other lane doesn’t seem receptive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
“I was telling the boy that according to Plato, man is delined,” he said, smiling affably and gesturing to the cart, “as a featherless biped with broad nails, receptive of political philosophy.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing receptive
Of Mice and Men
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