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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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As is the case with Fidelity and Schwab, customers for these three brokerages need to submit conditional offers or indications of interest to be eligible to receive an allocation.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Because she could still sometimes walk, she wasn't eligible for an NHS wheelchair, so she used her student loan to buy one from eBay, but it was made for a small woman.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Under the union deal, around 60 percent of Samsung's domestic workforce is eligible to receive a bonus of roughly $370,000 this year, based on a market estimate of operating profit.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Newborn children: Children born between 2025 and 2028 are eligible for the $1,000 from the government.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

His mother had used the ceremony as a chance to point out all the eligible ladies to him.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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