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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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To drive builders to construct eligible homes, the measure would allow them to opt into a “qualified builder” option.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

That’s to prevent the inadvertent disenfranchisement of eligible voters.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

It is estimated that if all 2.8 million people eligible for the drug were given it immediately, it would cost the NHS £15.2 billion over five years.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It also will alert them to look for a communication from the Treasury Department with information about activating the account and receiving the $1,000 contribution, if the child is eligible.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

She announced that once our lesson was finished and the class took “the test,” all the students who passed the exam would be eligible to attend a field trip to the Medieval Times restaurant.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers


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