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receptive

[ri-sep-tiv] / rɪˈsɛp tɪv /


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Xi raised it as the first item on his agenda, right after the festive red-carpet welcome, which he must have known would put Trump in a receptive mood.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

But other fans are more receptive to the idea.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Dozens have met with a receptive Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s acting president.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Luckily, the Rodgers and Hammerstein estate was receptive, and Hwang’s “Flower Drum Song” opened in 2001 at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

For all we knew, he could have been a small Inuit woman living in Anchorage, Alaska, who had adopted this appearance and voice to make her students more receptive to her lessons.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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