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That includes the transformation of a federal citizenship verification database, demands for states to hand over information about federal food aid recipients and more.
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Erivo is the third recipient of the annual award, named in memory of the legendary critic Derek Malcolm, who died at 91 in August 2023.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
State data show about 87% of new voucher recipients after the income cap lifted for the 2024-25 school year were children who already attended private schools or who were enrolling in school for the first time as kindergarteners.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
Among the grant recipients were Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding Center, Poway OnStage, The Poway Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Birthline of San Diego County, Friends of the Poway Library and the Kiwanis Club of Poway.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Erivo is the third recipient of the annual award, named in memory of the legendary critic Derek Malcolm, who died at 91 in August 2023.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
State data show about 87% of new voucher recipients after the income cap lifted for the 2024-25 school year were children who already attended private schools or who were enrolling in school for the first time as kindergarteners.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
Among the grant recipients were Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding Center, Poway OnStage, The Poway Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Birthline of San Diego County, Friends of the Poway Library and the Kiwanis Club of Poway.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 29 Dec. 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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