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receive

[ri-seev] / rɪˈsiv /




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Dávila, a marketing specialist and board member since 2020, didn’t receive the necessary votes to stay on the board and resigned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The offering is currently oversubscribed, and no broker guarantees that those who have registered for shares will receive their full requested allocation.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"The new connectome represents a major advance for the field, with the ability to understand how circuits in the brain receive feedback from and control the actions of the body," she said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The referee's story tells us that no-one is going to receive special treatment from this administration.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They were the first women ever to receive it.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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