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Turnout was among the highest in Hungary’s post-communist history, with close to 80% of eligible voters casting ballots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
A player is not eligible for the Hall of Fame until five years after his last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Nearly eight million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a successor to Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after two five-year terms and has endorsed Wadagni as his successor.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
In 2016, she received her first nomination for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — although that nod was a decade late, since she’d been eligible since 2007.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Your teachers asked me to be here today, because if things don’t improve, you might not be eligible to practice or perform with the All-City group.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
Vocabulary lists containing eligible
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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Tangerine
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Vocabulary from the Constitution of the United States
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