recipients

noun

plural of recipient
as in beneficiaries

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Recent Examples of recipients The latest paper found that PPP recipients that had been flagged as potentially fraudulent were 17% more likely to purchase a home in 2020 and 2021 than a non-flagged recipient. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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beneficiaries
Noun
  • Another would limit COLAs paid to the highest-income beneficiaries to the COLA received by beneficiaries with lower – but still high – incomes.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Because Medicare beneficiaries would pay less, Part D plans would have to pay more.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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