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Many of the recipients are college students, though people as young as high school students and some beyond college have also received them.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In California, about 1 in 5 households were enrolled in the ACP and nearly half of all ACP recipients were military households.
—Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
The company was the top recipient of defense contracts from the Department of Defense in fiscal 2023, being awarded $61.4 billion in defense spending.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Popular on Variety The winners will be revealed, in addition to this year’s recipient of the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to a British film, during a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse on Dec. 8.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
In California, about 1 in 5 households were enrolled in the ACP and nearly half of all ACP recipients were military households.
—Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
The company was the top recipient of defense contracts from the Department of Defense in fiscal 2023, being awarded $61.4 billion in defense spending.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Popular on Variety The winners will be revealed, in addition to this year’s recipient of the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to a British film, during a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse on Dec. 8.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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