Example Sentences

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Now, a recipient’s “estate” includes property in which the person had a legal interest at the time of death.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But I can attest from experience that true hospitality is only possible in the presence of the recipient’s grace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Prasad suggested in his memo that the agency will do away with the practice of relying on studies that measure a recipient’s immune response to a vaccine, rather than measuring clinical outcomes.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Unlike the induced-diabetes model, where the main goal was to stop the recipient's immune system from rejecting donor islet cells, the new model involved transplanted islets that faced two problems at once.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

Even more oddly, his anger had no obvious effect on the recipient’s paycheck; a trader might find himself routinely abused by his boss and yet delighted by his year-end bonus, determined by that same boss.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis