- present participle of receive.
receiving
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Of those who were in employment eight years after receiving refugee status, 37% had been in full-time work with median earnings of £23,000, with just 40% earning more than the minimum wage.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Firmus projects $25 billion to $30 billion from customer agreements over six years, with Nvidia receiving product and cloud revenue.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
He finished with 9,651 yards and 55 touchdowns rushing and 2,255 yards and nine touchdowns receiving.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
For simplicity’s sake, I typically use the example of receiving $1,000 a month at full retirement age.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Perhaps because he could no longer tolerate his downtrodden life, living off his mother’s checks and receiving just an occasional trickle of cash from here or there, Bobby wanted to get back to the game...desperately.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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