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Among the recipients are several food banks in New York, Los Angeles, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Missouri, as well as the national organization Feeding America.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Professor Irene Tracey, recipient of a CBE in 2022 for services to medical research, was there on the first Wednesday of 2023.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The August 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 27 days.
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Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
One of the fund’s first recipients, a man in Colorado whose wife is battling the disease, found Busch through her Substack.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Professor Irene Tracey, recipient of a CBE in 2022 for services to medical research, was there on the first Wednesday of 2023.
—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The August 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 27 days.
—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
One of the fund’s first recipients, a man in Colorado whose wife is battling the disease, found Busch through her Substack.
—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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