recipient
Example Sentences
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"I was an unwilling recipient of this kind of contact towards me."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Arthur W. Page Center Integrity in Public Communications award, and multiple journalism awards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
However, if a recipient applied for CalFresh before June 1, they will not have to meet the requirement until their recertification.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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
The new philosophers regarded matter as the passive recipient of a divine shaping and denied the existence of Aristotelian forms.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing recipient
Academy Awards, List 1
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