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Tiger Duggan, who was originally from Milton Keynes but had been living in Australia with his brother, had been receiving treatment at MedPark Hospital in Bangkok.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

And many below that level won’t receive as much assistance as they had been receiving since 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Around a dozen mourners dressed in black hold portraits of Thailand's late Queen Sirikit outside the Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok, where she had been receiving medical treatment.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Police said the girl had been receiving support from specially-trained officers as inquiries continued.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

For thirty years she had been receiving money from him from America.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston