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recipient

[ri-sip-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈsɪp i ənt /
NOUN
receiver
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Army combat veteran and a Purple Heart recipient.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"I'll stay here day by day," Lau, a 48-year-old welfare recipient who had received an eviction notice months ago, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

She is a recipient of the SPJ Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards and a fellow with the Asian American Journalists Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Your recipient will open it and probably be a little confused.

From Slate • May 17, 2026

Coal had been the recipient of lots of smiles from adults behind desks in his lifetime.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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