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Payments are administered on a monthly basis and paid in one lump sum for most recipients.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
And his Oscars flex felt especially meaningful ahead of another upcoming career highlight: O’Brien is this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (an honor handed to a comedy luminary every year by the Kennedy Center, at least for now).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s up from the current overpayment withholding rate of 10% that the Biden Administration put into effect in March 2024 after growing public attention to the hardship caused by 100% withholding when Social Security is the primary income source for so many recipients.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Carpentersville is the recipient of a National Recognition Award for its lead water service removal project, according to a news release from the village.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
And his Oscars flex felt especially meaningful ahead of another upcoming career highlight: O’Brien is this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (an honor handed to a comedy luminary every year by the Kennedy Center, at least for now).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s up from the current overpayment withholding rate of 10% that the Biden Administration put into effect in March 2024 after growing public attention to the hardship caused by 100% withholding when Social Security is the primary income source for so many recipients.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Carpentersville is the recipient of a National Recognition Award for its lead water service removal project, according to a news release from the village.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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