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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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The new deferment program will allow eligible homeowners to delay property taxes until June 30, 2030 — it does not, however, apply to taxes that were due and paid this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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

You can help your kids build credit years before they’re eligible for their own cards.

From MarketWatch • 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

We undertook representation of all sixty of those eligible for relief in Louisiana.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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