eligible

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The reorganization made more students eligible to work at the Defender and the paper is publishing again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Some of the affected students also received childcare grants, which for eligible students do not have to be paid back.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

GLP-1 adoption among the eligible obesity population reached 6% in the U.S. by the end of 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

As if Norco didn’t have enough talent, Melendez and catcher Codey Brown became eligible last month after sitting out the first part of their junior season following their transfers from Paloma Valley and Ayala, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The most eligible bachelor in Wethersfield and handsome, actually, in his substantial way.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare