ineligible
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Nine by-elections are to be held this summer to replace candidates voted into office at the London local elections earlier this month, some of whom were found to be ineligible to take up their posts.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The IRS conducted manual audits on about 5,100 of these returns and found that 90% were ineligible for the EITC.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
A second flaw was that workers who contributed and then left the state to work or retire elsewhere would have been ineligible for benefits.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
It isn’t clear why traders are spending their money on extreme underdogs and ineligible candidates, and the pattern is seemingly at odds with Polymarket CEO and founder Shayne Coplan’s stated purpose for the market.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Kirby patiently listened to the testimony and ruled that Gary Edwards had flunked algebra II and was ineligible to participate in football under the rule of no-pass, no-play.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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