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receiving

adjective as in taking

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More than half a million students in England were receiving a grant before they were removed, at a cost of £1.57bn a year.

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Dozens of members of the Ming family were found guilty of conducting criminal activities, with many receiving lengthy jail sentences.

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A chilling insight into the ever-involving tactics of cyber criminals and one that has highlighted a whole area of risk to organisations that I didn't truly appreciate until I myself was on the receiving end.

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Follow-up scans initially showed no evidence of cancer but later tests discovered the tumour was growing back and he is now receiving palliative care at home.

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There were a number of unsavoury exchanges with world number two McIlroy receiving the majority of the stick.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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