Receive
Receive verb - To offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to.
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However within the military they are still given grunt work and receive no official recognition for their work due to being a civilian and private who regularly violate orders and regulations.
Source: Dude, Where's My Respect? - There are some rumors that Japanese developers are actually glad in knowing they'll receive no credit for their work, because they'll also receive none of the criticism.
Source: Mis-blamed - Not only do they have doctors on staff as medical advisers (including the "Real J.D."), but they frequently receive stories of odd medical instances from doctors that they then work into the show.
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