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In recent years, the number of Pell Grant recipients has declined.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The cuts were to go into effect three days later, leaving grant recipients thunderstruck.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Summerfest is partnering with Northcott Neighborhood House for the celebration, which will include an opening ceremony at Maier Festival Park at 6 p.m. June 19, featuring performances, remarks from representatives and acknowledgment of the year's Juneteenth scholarship recipients.
—Piet Levy, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Colombian officials say closing USAID will push even more people to migrate as their country was one of the largest recipients of US aid funds in the world, with more than 82 programs worth almost $2 billion currently suspended because of Trump’s order.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The cuts were to go into effect three days later, leaving grant recipients thunderstruck.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Summerfest is partnering with Northcott Neighborhood House for the celebration, which will include an opening ceremony at Maier Festival Park at 6 p.m. June 19, featuring performances, remarks from representatives and acknowledgment of the year's Juneteenth scholarship recipients.
—Piet Levy, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Colombian officials say closing USAID will push even more people to migrate as their country was one of the largest recipients of US aid funds in the world, with more than 82 programs worth almost $2 billion currently suspended because of Trump’s order.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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