receiving
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The Football Association opened a safeguarding investigation in 2023 after receiving allegations about the conduct of Sullivan, the co-owner and then the co-chair, of West Ham United.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
State media images showed Xi and Kim beaming as they shook each other's hand, with the Chinese leader receiving a lavish welcome ceremony with a red-carpet military salute and cheering crowds.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Patients who received finerenone in addition to standard treatment experienced a significantly slower decline in kidney function compared with those receiving standard care alone.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Years after 1929’s Great Crash, he told a story about receiving stock-market advice from his shoeshine boy, realizing it was time to get out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
She wore something gauzy, softly draped: a gown for receiving a guest.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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