receiving
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This time, it was on the receiving end, offloading oil from the Iran-flagged Derya, one of the last tankers to cross the Strait of Hormuz around the time the blockade began.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“I absolutely expect the worst again, because we’ve been on the receiving end of it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Welsh Water apologised, saying customers affected for two days or more would be paid £20 per day in compensation, receiving any funds within 10 days.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Patients receiving the highest dose showed some of the strongest results.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
“Shortly after receiving your card which I had looked at only hurriedly, someone brought in a paper with the headline about the plane crash.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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