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Later it was renamed in honor of Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker, a World War I fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient.
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Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
If the number of qualifying applications received exceeds the amount of grant funding available, recipients will be chosen by the city’s Economic and Workforce Development Department according to the program’s funding priorities (see below).
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
In 1986: William Schroeder died as the world’s longest-surviving recipient of an artificial heart up to that time.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
Previous recipients include Jessica Chastain, Hugh Jackman, Cate Blanchett and Hugh Grant.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
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Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
If the number of qualifying applications received exceeds the amount of grant funding available, recipients will be chosen by the city’s Economic and Workforce Development Department according to the program’s funding priorities (see below).
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
In 1986: William Schroeder died as the world’s longest-surviving recipient of an artificial heart up to that time.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
Previous recipients include Jessica Chastain, Hugh Jackman, Cate Blanchett and Hugh Grant.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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