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eligible

[el-i-juh-buhl] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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The Dodgers backdated the IL move to Monday, so Smith will be eligible to return June 19, when the Dodgers open a three-game home series against the Orioles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

They can opt their state in with the certainty that a student in any setting—public, private, even home schools in many states—can be eligible to receive scholarship funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

You can help your kids build credit years before they’re eligible for their own cards.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Only a third of eligible broadband customers and 39% of water customers who were struggling to pay their bills were aware of social tariffs, the NAO added.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Only those leaders who had stepped forward at the national level to promote the great cause when its success was still perilous and problematic were eligible.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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