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Powell is one of four pardon recipients who previously pleaded guilty in a Georgia court after being indicted for trying to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia.
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NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
She was selected for the 2024 Sundance Screenwriters Lab with her feature SKIN and previously participated in the 2023 Sundance Screenwriting Intensive as a recipient of both the Disney and Asian American Fellowships.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
At issue now is a lower court ruling ordering the US Department of Agriculture – which administers SNAP funds on the federal level – to swiftly issue full food stamp benefits to all recipients.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Past recipients of this honor include Nicole Kidman, Adele, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand and Viola Davis.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
She was selected for the 2024 Sundance Screenwriters Lab with her feature SKIN and previously participated in the 2023 Sundance Screenwriting Intensive as a recipient of both the Disney and Asian American Fellowships.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
At issue now is a lower court ruling ordering the US Department of Agriculture – which administers SNAP funds on the federal level – to swiftly issue full food stamp benefits to all recipients.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Past recipients of this honor include Nicole Kidman, Adele, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand and Viola Davis.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt 
: one that receives
the recipient of many honors
recipient
adjective
Medical Definition
recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt
: an individual who receives biological material (as blood or an organ) from a donor
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