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Those who aren’t selected for the presale remain eligible for a time slot in Drop 2.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
While the news came as a surprise, it also complicated Caitlin's treatment as Grace was no longer eligible to donate her stem cells to her sister due to their near-identical DNA.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
And the number of truck drivers has been constrained in recent months by new federal rules enforcing English-language proficiency and narrowing the pool of immigrants eligible for non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Social Security coordinates the benefits and pays the higher amount for which you are eligible.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Penn had swapped out three of its eight Poughkeepsie oarsmen, replacing them with recent graduates not eligible to race in the intercollegiate regatta but perfectly legal in Olympic trials.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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Tangerine
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