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willing to consider new or different ideas
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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Recent Examples of receptive
But lawmakers appear to believe the board’s new social conservative majority could be more receptive to the fetal development suggestion.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Judge Justin Walker, whom Trump nominated in 2020, seemed to be more receptive to the administration's arguments based on his line of questioning.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And catchers often are receptive to extensions, knowing the open market rarely is kind to players at their position.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But there was one important reason why the city council of San Pedro might have been receptive to the idea of a prophylaxis fair.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Judge Justin Walker, whom Trump nominated in 2020, seemed to be more receptive to the administration's arguments based on his line of questioning.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And catchers often are receptive to extensions, knowing the open market rarely is kind to players at their position.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But there was one important reason why the city council of San Pedro might have been receptive to the idea of a prophylaxis fair.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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