receiving
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Patients who had signed off on the two-drug treatment but whose pills hadn’t yet reached the post office had to be recontacted to consent to receiving misoprostol alone and reeducated on how to use it.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The company earned no money for at least three decades, and many of its investors died without ever receiving a dividend.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
With City's midfielders close to each other, Doku - receiving in-field - would turn and drive at the defence, attracting players towards him while freeing up space for Nico O'Reilly on the left flank.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
What are the pros and cons of receiving the remainder in a lump sum?
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
This greatly distressed Mrs. Pocket, who burst into tears on receiving the note, and said that it was an extraordinary thing that the neighbours couldn’t mind their own business.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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