recipient

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Recent Examples of recipient Michael Lewis, the sixth recipient of the Clay Berling Media Career of Excellence Award in 2025, can be followed on X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky at @Soccerwriter. Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Last year, Michael Mann was the recipient. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2026 Carroll also was the inaugural Class 6A recipient of the Texas Cup, an award from the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association honoring the top athletic department in the state. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026 Other past recipients include John Legend, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran, SZA and Raye, the 2026 recipient. Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for recipient
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Noun
  • Berenberg chemicals analyst Sebastian Bray highlighted fish oil producers as a potential beneficiary.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 June 2026
  • Again, Argentina may have been the beneficiary of its icon taking a step down at club level.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • For gifts over $5,000, a qualified appraisal and acknowledgment by the donee organization are required.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That means if the donee sells the assets, gain and income tax will be triggered.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipient. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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