receiving
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She ran outside as the shaking began, receiving only a wound on her leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
They must suffer from pain that is either unresponsive to treatment or, in the patient's view, unbearable if they have chosen not to receive or to stop receiving treatment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
We both started receiving Social Security this year, and for the 10 months we will receive it, our combined benefits will be approximately $42,000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hormone therapy use was also associated with 39% lower odds of receiving a clinical dementia diagnosis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Friends and advisors reminded him that if he accepted, he’d be the only chess player ever to have a ticker-tape parade, and probably there’d never be another chess player receiving the distinction.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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