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These nominations were submitted either before or after the February deadline for consideration for this year’s prize, for which there are 338 nominees and the recipient will be announced in October.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 July 2025
The recipient of this information must make its own independent decisions regarding any securities, investment products or other financial products mentioned herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 7 July 2025
An honor roll student and a recipient of the Charles A. Gregory Award, Cooper will study business management at Stony Brook.
WILL CRAWFORD
ST.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Audubon has been home to three Medal of Honor recipients, men who have been given the highest military honor, bestowed on those who have exhibited extraordinary valor in combat − more recipients per capita, its mayor said, than any other town in the United States.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 July 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 July 2025
The recipient of this information must make its own independent decisions regarding any securities, investment products or other financial products mentioned herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 7 July 2025
An honor roll student and a recipient of the Charles A. Gregory Award, Cooper will study business management at Stony Brook.
WILL CRAWFORD
ST.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Audubon has been home to three Medal of Honor recipients, men who have been given the highest military honor, bestowed on those who have exhibited extraordinary valor in combat − more recipients per capita, its mayor said, than any other town in the United States.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 July 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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