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She encouraged households to check whether they were eligible for support schemes, including the Warm Home Discount, and to seek advice early if they feared falling behind on payments.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
I’m not somebody who’s well informed about the world of politics, I’m not the most eligible person, and I try to just stand by humanity — just the basic, fundamental facts that we all know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Millar said she encouraged anyone who believed they could be eligible for extra help to "check what support is available to them".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
As of the end of July, the Treasury Department had processed 5.6 million forms to open the accounts, or less than 8% of eligible children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pierce was about nineteen years old when she attended the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls, and she was ninety-one when she became eligible to vote for the first time.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing eligible
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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