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The second wave of Social Security payments for the month of September are set to be sent to recipients this week, but as has been seen in recent payments, those who have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration could see smaller checks.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
If a recipient or the recipient's heir or successor in interest proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of the Emmy® statuette, such persons shall be obligated to return the statuette to the Academy from which received, which will retain the same in storage in memory of the recipient.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Kelly Killoren Bensimon and 2025 CineHealth Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Selma Blair have some fun backstage at the 2025 CineHealth International Film and Video Festival.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The recipient of this information must make its own independent decisions regarding any securities, investment products or other financial products mentioned herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
If a recipient or the recipient's heir or successor in interest proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of the Emmy® statuette, such persons shall be obligated to return the statuette to the Academy from which received, which will retain the same in storage in memory of the recipient.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Kelly Killoren Bensimon and 2025 CineHealth Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Selma Blair have some fun backstage at the 2025 CineHealth International Film and Video Festival.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The recipient of this information must make its own independent decisions regarding any securities, investment products or other financial products mentioned herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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