receive
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She added that her son had been due to receive a bravery award days after his death.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
They were briefly allowed to return to their apartment that evening, only to receive instructions to leave again early Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Probably subconsciously, I felt like if I posted publicly about it, I would receive that judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In 1993, Jane Campion became the first woman to receive a Palme d'Or for "The Piano".
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“You never receive any mail here, in all your time at the Mutton. And then that one comes, addressed to you here. I slid it under your door.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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