receiving
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After receiving fluids, he returned to his home in Virginia that night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
His attorney confirmed on Wednesday that Nacua began receiving treatment at a rehabilitation care facility in March.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Additional lenses then organize the beams into a structured grid of square illumination areas at the receiving surface.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026
Local authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, began receiving calls "one after another" on Tuesday night about "multiple Apollo Go cars stopped in the middle of the road, unable to move", police said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
He was in such a twist, shouting that I would be receiving a call from America.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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