receipt
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While Congress can condition a state’s receipt of federal funds on compliance with specified conditions, there are limitations to this power.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
It takes something diffuse — access to a vast collection of things you do not personally have to own — and renders it in the language of a grocery receipt.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
A spokesperson for the Swedish Migrations Agency said previously: "We can confirm receipt of a case of an impediments to enforcement which the agency now will process."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In January, the European Commission took receipt of the "Stop Destroying Videogames" petition, signed by almost 1.3 million people, after high-profile instances of games being switched off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The clerk raised his eyes from the receipt pad.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
By paying the customer’s bills, they get to have a free meal, but the restaurant still gets paid for the day’s receipts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Higher oil prices support fiscal revenue through stronger petroleum receipts and potentially larger dividends from Petronas, while lower prices provide relief by reducing fuel-subsidy costs, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Bartiromo’s lawyer disputed those accounts on Friday, calling reports of her firing “absolutely and unequivocally false” and said they have the receipts to prove it.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Social Security, in particular, is fully funded today by payroll taxes and interest on the program’s trust fund holdings of Treasury bonds, which have been purchased with payroll tax receipts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
One is proud, one collects one’s receipts, and even if one is a bit melancholy, one moves on.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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