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The recipient receives three thousand pounds; a residency of up to three months at the Mahler and LeWitt Studios, in Spoleto, Italy; and a contract to be published by Fitzcarraldo.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
While Tillman’s mother said she was not consulted about the recipient, she has also not previously been involved with the selection process of who is honored.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
These rhetorical circumstances grow even more complicated upon the letter’s receipt: After all, the recipient possesses her own impressions of the writer, which shape her interpretation of the letter’s contents.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Only Whitney Houston, the inaugural recipient in 2001, was younger – 37 at the time.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 July 2024
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
While Tillman’s mother said she was not consulted about the recipient, she has also not previously been involved with the selection process of who is honored.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
These rhetorical circumstances grow even more complicated upon the letter’s receipt: After all, the recipient possesses her own impressions of the writer, which shape her interpretation of the letter’s contents.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Only Whitney Houston, the inaugural recipient in 2001, was younger – 37 at the time.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 July 2024
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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