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ineligible

[in-el-i-juh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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A life-threatening brain swelling she experienced in response to her early immunotherapy would have made her ineligible for the treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

Athletes will be reminded if there’s a strike, they can’t play on outside teams because if the strike ends, they would be declared ineligible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Ulbrickson learned that despite the break, four of his varsity boys still had incompletes and were just days away from being declared ineligible.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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