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That means they will not receive joint billing as the main opposition during first minister's questions.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Becker said it is not unheard of for a voter to receive two ballots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Looking back now, the decision is even more inspired than it was then: a bold, personal choice that helped Coppola’s film stand out from the otherwise stuffy welcome it was bound to receive.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
He had been aware that scientists were investigating his discovery and was enthusiastic about seeing the unusual fossil receive formal scientific recognition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“It is the mail sled. Finally! I am glad we are not home to receive any. Bills and more bills!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Carlos Bermudez, a lawyer also of Venezuelan origin, receives constant calls from desperate people going through immigration proceedings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
He has focused specifically on California, where every registered voter automatically receives a ballot in the mail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Under existing inheritance rules, a daughter typically receives half the share of a son in comparable circumstances.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
But who will decide who qualifies, and how much each recipient receives?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
He receives an appointment from the Belgian Evangelization Committee of the Associated Churches and starts work as an evangelist on February 1, 1879.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Pharmacies received the green light to create the compounded drug when a GLP-1 shortage began in 2022 — with the stipulation that the drugs could be manufactured only during a shortage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The U.S. has kept tens of thousands of troops in Japan since 1945 and in South Korea since 1950, before Israel received any American military aid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The catch: the insurer could periodically lower the portion of market gains she received.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Allen received a warm response from his home crowd as he returned to the venue where he became back-to-back champion in 2021 and 2022.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Only true icons received that kind of news coverage.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Around 1.5 million adults were either living in care homes or receiving support in their own homes when Covid hit.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Adidas ADS 0.13%increase; green up pointing triangle lifted its profit guidance for the year after receiving a windfall of around $220 million from U.S. tariff refunds and delivering a record quarterly performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Since receiving the keys in early August they’ve added vintage tin ceiling tiles and removed the pool tables to make way for more seating and a piano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Both Collins’ and Graham’s offices denied receiving bourbon.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
On the other hand, she was so accustomed to not receiving mail that she had simply put it out of her mind, and trusted that he would be in touch when the opportunity arose.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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