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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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Fidelity customers are eligible to request SpaceX IPO shares if they have at least $2,000 in their brokerage accounts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Artists become eligible for the Hall of Fame 20 years after the release of their first commercial track.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They can opt their state in with the certainty that a student in any setting—public, private, even home schools in many states—can be eligible to receive scholarship funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Because his father was born in Brooklyn and later lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Ryerson was eligible to play for either Norway or the U.S., which has missed just one World Cup since 1990.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Because players of master strength weren’t eligible to enter, the tournament encouraged the participation of weaker and less experienced players.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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