receiving
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Receiving Medicaid, for example, frees up cash that would otherwise be spent on healthcare, allowing the recipients to spend the newly freed cash on other things.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Receiving the MSC Seaview and Costa Diadema in Belem required considerable upgrades to Outeiro port for a price tag of nearly $45 million, according to port officials.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
Receiving a bequest from your father will not change the many years you had growing up.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
"Receiving a court ruling in their favour carries enormous meaning. It tells them their story doesn't just end with them - it's acknowledged by the state and officially recorded in history."
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
Receiving books at all was often a challenge.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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