receives

present tense third-person singular of receive
as in admits
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms

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Recent Examples of receives Because it is privately funded and receives no federal money, the project is exempt from many exhaustive governmental vetting and environmental analysis requirements. Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025 The visitors bureau receives most of its revenue from taxes on lodging places and restaurants, which totaled close to $19 million in 2024. Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025 The program receives both state and federal funding. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Villa then runs to a central area as Xavi receives and finds Alba. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2025 How to get there Mérida International Airport (MID) receives daily international flights from Houston, Miami, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Toronto. Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025 The difference in how much each school receives of these funds is stark, the dashboard shows, with schools that were more White and affluent receiving fewer dollars. Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025 The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Even at home, the 44-year-old CEO admits AI has seeped into his off-hours, leaning into vibe coding in particular to explore Klarna’s code base.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Condon admits such an experience, from shooting to release, has been both unusual and remarkable.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Mills enters the race at a strange moment — the government has been shut down for two weeks and Collins is among the aspiring dealmakers trying to figure out how to reopen it.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s a quick guide to what’s available and what’s not as the shutdown enters its 13th day Monday, with no end in sight.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • If the Lower and Upper Houses choose different candidates, the Lower House’s selection takes precedence.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This is too difficult to answer especially since the last 25 years takes me to 13 years old, so basically this period is my entire reading history.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Receives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receives. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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