as in receives
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Elections are due by next year, and Sánchez technically leads a minority government that receives support from regional parties, but a potential right-wing bloc of mainstream and far-right parties could have a clear parliamentary majority, and oust Sánchez’s ruling Socialists.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026 -
His fastball velocity, rightfully, receives all the attention.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Defunds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defunds. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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