be received

Example Sentences

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For a fund manager placing an order of $100 million, between $10 and $20 million in stock will be received.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Congress established a single day for federal elections, they say, and ballots must therefore be received by that day.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

"I wanted to give something to the audience with the film and take them on a journey. But you never know how it's going to be received."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“I was trying to make sense of how this might be received by the audience and was a little bit worried, so I wanted to come up with more of a concrete theory,” Murakami said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

It establishes the connection between the speaker and the audience, and it steers how that speech will be received.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith