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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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Dr. Mayberg has received royalty payments from Functional Neuroscience related to this technology and is eligible to receive additional payments in the future.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Five years later, Omar became a U.S. citizen via a law in which minors are eligible for citizenship once their parents naturalize.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kaur, who is an Indian national, could be eligible for the government's deportation scheme.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Insitro will also be eligible to receive royalties based on potential sales, they added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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


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