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However, due to the sheer amount of recipients being paid, not everyone is paid on the same date.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will celebrate his 77th birthday on Wednesday.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Beyond Blindness recipient of $780K in grants Several organizations have contributed $780,000 in grants to the nonprofit Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
It was shut down in September in response to a legal challenge by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which wanted to eliminate the restriction that recipients had to be Black women.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will celebrate his 77th birthday on Wednesday.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Beyond Blindness recipient of $780K in grants Several organizations have contributed $780,000 in grants to the nonprofit Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
It was shut down in September in response to a legal challenge by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which wanted to eliminate the restriction that recipients had to be Black women.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt 
: one that receives
the recipient of many honors
recipient
adjective
Medical Definition
recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt
: an individual who receives biological material (as blood or an organ) from a donor
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