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Senior administration officials were asked by reporters when U.S. student loan recipients might see their interest balances canceled, should this new proposal be approved.
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Bo Erickson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
To date, the administration has canceled about $146 billion for nearly four million Americans, and these plans could increase the number of recipients to north of 30 million.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The success of the program led to Chiricahua being chosen as one of the recipients of this year's Arizona Big Shots Awards by The Arizona Partnership for Immunization for improving the health and wellness of Arizona’s communities through increasing immunization rates.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Hosted by Ludacris, the show included performances from Justin Timberlake, Green Day, TLC, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Tate McRae, Latto, along with a surprise performance from the Icon Award recipient Cher and a special speech from Beyoncé after Stevie Wonder presented her with the Innovator Award.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Despite the deaths of the two pig heart recipients, Riella is optimistic about Slayman’s transplant.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
López joins past gold medal recipients such as Spanish singer-songwriter Víctor Manuel, writer Rosa Montero, musician Santiago Auserón, actor Javier Cámara and painter Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, among others.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
Power, in its many dimensions, has to do with the capacity to get things done while at the same time setting the expectations of the recipients of a certain message by virtue of a high level of confidence in what was communicated, regardless of one’s preference.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
One argument for the current seasonal window is that giving a vaccine or a monoclonal antibody injection too early might mean recipients miss out on protection at the end of the season, Karen Acker, a pediatrician at Weill Cornell, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Bo Erickson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
To date, the administration has canceled about $146 billion for nearly four million Americans, and these plans could increase the number of recipients to north of 30 million.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The success of the program led to Chiricahua being chosen as one of the recipients of this year's Arizona Big Shots Awards by The Arizona Partnership for Immunization for improving the health and wellness of Arizona’s communities through increasing immunization rates.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Hosted by Ludacris, the show included performances from Justin Timberlake, Green Day, TLC, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Tate McRae, Latto, along with a surprise performance from the Icon Award recipient Cher and a special speech from Beyoncé after Stevie Wonder presented her with the Innovator Award.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Despite the deaths of the two pig heart recipients, Riella is optimistic about Slayman’s transplant.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
López joins past gold medal recipients such as Spanish singer-songwriter Víctor Manuel, writer Rosa Montero, musician Santiago Auserón, actor Javier Cámara and painter Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, among others.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
Power, in its many dimensions, has to do with the capacity to get things done while at the same time setting the expectations of the recipients of a certain message by virtue of a high level of confidence in what was communicated, regardless of one’s preference.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
One argument for the current seasonal window is that giving a vaccine or a monoclonal antibody injection too early might mean recipients miss out on protection at the end of the season, Karen Acker, a pediatrician at Weill Cornell, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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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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