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recipient

[ri-sip-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈsɪp i ənt /
NOUN
receiver
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They build in operational transparency, which allows users to peek behind the curtain and be a part of how something works, not just a recipient of it.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Switching gears again, he imagined himself an Oscar recipient, crowned and robed and serenaded by Josh Groban.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Experts cited by Chile's Diario Financiero financial daily predicted that if the Chile-China Express cable was jettisoned by Santiago, Beijing would likely take it to Peru, the second-largest recipient of Chinese investment in Latin America.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She is a past recipient of the Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, and she was selected as a participant for the Online News Association’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

She was glad June’s letter finally found its recipient.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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