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The project will also be the recipient of a $700 million loan from the Department of Energy to build an on-site lithium carbonate processing facility.
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The recipient may have microscopic breaks in the skin through which the virus is able to enter and cause a new infection.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
The actress will pick up the prize at the Feb. 2 ceremony and become the second recipient of the annual award, named in memory of critic Derek Malcolm, who died at 91 in August 2023.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
The actress is the second recipient of the award created in the memory of film critic Derek Malcolm, who died aged 91 in August 2023, after actor and filmmaker Colman Domingo who was feted at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Awards.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The recipient may have microscopic breaks in the skin through which the virus is able to enter and cause a new infection.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
The actress will pick up the prize at the Feb. 2 ceremony and become the second recipient of the annual award, named in memory of critic Derek Malcolm, who died at 91 in August 2023.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
The actress is the second recipient of the award created in the memory of film critic Derek Malcolm, who died aged 91 in August 2023, after actor and filmmaker Colman Domingo who was feted at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Awards.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 4 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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