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Local, state and tribal agencies will be able to apply for 75% reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"If I get cancer tomorrow, I can refuse treatment and be eligible for MAID," she said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Before the six months are out, another 78% of shares will become eligible for sale.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Estelle told the officer during questioning that she thought she could vote in local elections because a state motor vehicles department employee had told her when she renewed her driver’s license that she was eligible.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Over two thousand condemned people sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for crimes when they were children were now potentially eligible for relief and reduced sentences.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing eligible
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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