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recipients

  • plural
    of recipient.
    recipient
    noun
    a person or thing that receives; receiver.

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The White House said approximately $2 billion is available in the fund and that it has never previously been used to make direct payments to Medicare recipients.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

For 27% of recipients, Social Security is their only income, according to data from Pew Research Center, making it harder to withstand an emergency.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Those recipients also showed improvements in some metabolic disturbances, adding evidence that changes in the microbiota may help drive the effects of the mulberry preparation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The settlement would commit the agency to funding the grants through their remaining terms, including eligible extensions, as long as recipients meet their grant requirements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

When shipments were ready to go, Gey would warn recipients that the cells were about to “metastasize” to their cities, so they could stand ready to fetch the shipment and rush back to their labs.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot