- present participle of receive.
receiving
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The domestic emoluments clause provides for the president to receive a fixed salary and bars him from receiving “Any other emolument from the United States or any of them.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
But on 29 July, Hannah was left "gobsmacked" after receiving a call from a veterinary practice in Abercarn saying Charlie had been found.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Last year, New York real-estate investors were alleged to have committed fraud in receiving loans to acquire hundreds of Baltimore vacant properties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Earlier research had already suggested that patients given low doses of digoxin did considerably better than those receiving higher doses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
What if Camille was receiving her own postcards all along?
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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