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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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WGA West confirmed employees who receive health coverage on a month-to-month basis are no longer eligible for it as of April 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But since the group — which includes over 100 workers across legal, communications and residuals departments — has been on strike, they are no longer eligible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Those eligible for screening who are registered with a GP get a home FIT kit through the post every two years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As of March 6, less than 10% of eligible importers had done so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They would become debutantes, where they would come out to society their senior year in high school as eligible to date and eventually marry.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson