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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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Those eligible will be contacted directly through the NHS App, by text and email.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Companies usually have to wait months, but new rules make it so SpaceX will be eligible to join in as little as 15 trading days from the time of the listing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 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

The challenge is that only 25% of households eligible for these vouchers get them, as Congress has been reluctant to fund expansions of “permanent” rental assistance for nonveterans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I didn’t want to work for Simba Quix: Isando was too far; besides, I might be told that my parents had to be residents of Tembisa for me to be eligible to work in Tsando.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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