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recipient

[ri-sip-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈsɪp i ənt /
NOUN
receiver
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The sketch also revisited Trump’s recent remarks about men’s backsides, with Hanks becoming an unlikely recipient of the president’s fictional admiration.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

When the care recipient had been the subject of financial fraud, the caregiver net contributions averaged $10,583 a year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

AC Milan's Kaka was the last recipient before Messi and Ronaldo's tug-of-war began, the Brazilian pipping the young pair to the prize in 2007.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Bojan is the only foreign recipient of the Werner Holzer Award, which honors the work of German foreign correspondents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

But the neurologist was persuasive, intimidatingly handsome, and the recipient of a fabulously coveted research grant.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

As one of the league's highest recipients of TV income, United would not remotely be covered by the parachute payments available to relegated clubs.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

For spouse caregivers living with the care recipients, costs were much lower than for an adult child caring for an aging parent but not living with them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the "first tanker set sail for its intended recipients, its buyers".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

He pointed to USC’s transfer students, Pell Grant recipients and first-generation students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The three recipients of honorable mention ribbons—Siraj Shah, Emily Bleiberg, and, of course, Ainsley Braden-Hammerschmidt—shall be declared the three co-winners.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein


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