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Trump's rescission of Biden's order is unlikely to immediately increase the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare and Medicaid recipients.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
According to Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver was the single largest recipient of migrants per capita of any city in the country in 2024 after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) started bussing migrants crossing the southern border into Texas to Democratic-run cities and states.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
Property transferred to a U.S. recipient because the covered expatriate made a qualified disclaimer with respect to the asset.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
But other pardon recipients voiced their appreciation.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
According to Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver was the single largest recipient of migrants per capita of any city in the country in 2024 after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) started bussing migrants crossing the southern border into Texas to Democratic-run cities and states.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
Property transferred to a U.S. recipient because the covered expatriate made a qualified disclaimer with respect to the asset.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
But other pardon recipients voiced their appreciation.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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