eligible
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Only those unable to afford the minimum cost of an oil delivery may be eligible to apply, the council said.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
If their TPS protections expire, those immigrants would become vulnerable to detention and deportation even if they are eligible for other forms of relief.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans who have overwhelmed Deir al-Balah since the start of the war weren’t eligible to vote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
If you weren’t eligible for the deduction on your 2025 taxes because you exceed income thresholds, don’t write it off as out of reach.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Over two thousand condemned people sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for crimes when they were children were now potentially eligible for relief and reduced sentences.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing eligible
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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