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Recent Examples of eligible
Advertisement After being posted last month by his Nippon Professional Baseball league club, the Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki effectively became eligible to sign with an MLB team when the international signing period opened Jan. 15.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Peltier was denied parole as recently as July and wasn't eligible for parole again until 2026.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
When he was benched this season, Jones ranked 35th in passer rating among eligible QBs (79.4), 35th in EPA/ dropback (-0.08), 32nd in EPA/attempt (0.04) and 36th in touchdown rate (2.3%).
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Advertisement In recent years, prison reform and the COVID-19 pandemic have shrunk the pool of eligible inmates.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Peltier was denied parole as recently as July and wasn't eligible for parole again until 2026.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
When he was benched this season, Jones ranked 35th in passer rating among eligible QBs (79.4), 35th in EPA/ dropback (-0.08), 32nd in EPA/attempt (0.04) and 36th in touchdown rate (2.3%).
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Advertisement In recent years, prison reform and the COVID-19 pandemic have shrunk the pool of eligible inmates.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eligible
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Support In a meeting with the U.S. House of Representatives' select committee on China earlier this week, McCourt and his co-bidder Kevin O'Leary received assurances that lawmakers on both sides of the U.S. political aisle are committed to ensuring a qualified divestiture.—
Krystal Hu,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Employee Retention Credit Eligible employers are those that paid qualified wages to some or all employees after March 12, 2020, and before Jan. 1, 2022.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Drinking in the game: For decades, soccer fans in the UK have not been able to enjoy their preferred adult beverages while watching matches at stadiums.—
Emily Olsen,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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Pumpkin can get up on her hind legs, her little black semiaquatic paws pressed to her chest, to get a treat, and is able to spin around on command.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, the fact that the naval base is meant to house vessels capable of launching long-range missiles signifies that Tehran is planning to conduct more long-distance strikes.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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One way to read LaFleur’s assessment is the Packers didn’t have pass rushers capable of winning one-on-ones often enough, so Hafley had to get creative with ways to generate pressure.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Such trends have already been observed in studies of highly skilled immigrant labor – which can add an additional 6% in entrepreneurial activity to a city within three years.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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She was initially set to be tried alongside two others with ties to the group but was deemed not competent for trial by evaluators for both the defense and prosecution.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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People in court accused of crimes are presumed, under the law, to be competent to stand trial unless shown otherwise.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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Medical officials are also prepared for the possibility that returning hostages will need speech therapy, especially if they have been kept in isolation, Yehene noted.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some people require medications, specialized medical equipment that needs power to charge and specially prepared foods that require refrigeration.—
Esme Mazzeo,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Eligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eligible. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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