receipt
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Although receipt of the letter does not indicate that someone definitively cheated, an unspecified number of cases have been referred to district attorneys for prosecution, the spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
His receipt of the Combat Action Ribbon leaves no doubt of his sacrifice—they do not just hand those out.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
People experiencing acute financial hardship have to apply for grants and under new government rules have to be paid within 48 hours of a receipt of a completed application.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Boaz’s expenses also included ammunition from Lucky Gunner, which the auditor said didn’t “contain a receipt or explanation of a business purpose.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
After handing him his fountain pen and the receipt, she popped a whole chocolate in her mouth all at once, as she had often seen Lady Constance do.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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At the same time, Burnham has pledged to respect the strict fiscal discipline seen under his predecessor Keir Starmer, whereby the government balances tax receipts with day-to-day state spending.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
At Tuesday’s closing price of $193.92, the recently issued American depositary receipts of SK Hynix were commanding a 38% premium to Wednesday’s closing price of its local shares listed in Seoul.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
American depositary receipts of SK Hynix soared 13% Friday as the South Korean chip maker pulled off a $26.5 billion U.S. share sale, the largest by a foreign company in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cook argues that stamp duty is a simple tax because it's levied on the point of sale of a property and generates "upfront receipts" for the Treasury.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
She sits quietly on an uncomfortable chair beneath a line of framed posters advertising past productions, surrounded by boxes of tickets and receipts.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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