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Local authorities have a legal duty to help eligible people who are homeless and provide temporary accommodation for families with dependents.

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Individuals who are becoming eligible for Medicare, such as when they turn 65 or when they lose qualifying health insurance beyond their 65th birthday, have special enrollment periods.

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Due to the highly controlled conditions, Kipchoge’s effort wasn’t eligible for world-record ratification—no one has run a marathon in under 2 hours in competition.

Since Betancur’s parents weren’t helping him pay and he was pursuing graduate school, he was eligible for higher borrowing limits.

Essential employees who are required to work without pay, such as air-traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers, aren’t eligible for unemployment benefits.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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