receiving
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The puppy is currently receiving medical attention and support from Animal Services, but is doing well.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
His daughter was brought to trial on charges of receiving more than 600m won of illicit funds and transferring 274m of it.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The 63-year-old man, dubbed the "Oslo patient", is the latest in around 10 people worldwide who have gone into long-term remission from HIV after receiving a transplant to treat unrelated blood cancer.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
As for speaking up about not receiving a thank-you card, this is a case of see nothing, say nothing.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Second, the reports Adams was receiving from John Quincy in Prussia, based on his network of contacts in Paris and Amsterdam, provided fresh evidence that Talleyrand was now eager for peace with the United States.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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