receiving
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He ranks sixth among active players with 11,363 receiving yards and seventh with 819 receptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ward said he could not provide medical evidence of limited mobility, as he no longer needed to attend consultations or meetings with doctors after receiving his prosthetic limb.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Witkoff recently had to say goodbye to his own $24,000 a year abatement on a multimillion-dollar Manhattan apartment—a perk his representatives said he didn’t realize he was receiving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
An American woman alleged to have been an Islamic State group member caught by anti-IS forces in Syria went on trial in New York on Tuesday, charged with receiving military training from the jihadist group.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Unlike Elizebeth, William was recognized for his wartime achievements, receiving a rare Medal for Merit from President Harry S. Truman in 1946.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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