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Recent Examples of eligible
Infants entering their first RSV season are eligible to get an injectable monoclonal antibody.
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Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Users will also be eligible for three free months of Apple TV+.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Under the new law, the employee would then be eligible for the $1,500/month survivor benefit.
—Elliot Raphaelson, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center’s Congressional Review Act Window Exploratory Dashboard, allows users to examine the populations of rules eligible for overturn in 2025.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Users will also be eligible for three free months of Apple TV+.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Under the new law, the employee would then be eligible for the $1,500/month survivor benefit.
—Elliot Raphaelson, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center’s Congressional Review Act Window Exploratory Dashboard, allows users to examine the populations of rules eligible for overturn in 2025.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eligible
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The Texas Compassionate Use Act permits the sale of marijuana products to qualified consumers with maladies like MS and cancer.John Burnett, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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In many cases, this can lead to business failures, even with highly qualified employees and leaders.Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Or at least tire companies like Goodyear do, having amassed enough testing data to be able to simulate them accurately enough to shave months off a development schedule.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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China would be able to put TikTok’s US operations — likely not including the company’s all-important proprietary algorithm — in the hands of someone its government already has leverage over.Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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The page says that the family did not believe the accused was capable of the act before the incident and says that the family suffered two losses that day.James Powel, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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If given more opportunity, the late-blooming 2018 fourth-round pick is capable of carving out a niche in the majors.Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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This could exacerbate inequalities in the job market by increasing demand for highly skilled workers while marginalizing others.Adrian Stelmach, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trump has already shown a willingness to break with his grassroots supporters and side with Musk and tech companies over visas for skilled workers.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Many of the reforms proposed here would require an activist and competent state, which suggests that quite a few countries would need to monumentally overhaul their governments’ operations.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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With figures suggesting global branding agencies were worth $5.2 billion in 2023, this is clearly a competent and expert sector.Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Herbert certainly has looked better prepared for a postseason breakthrough.Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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His face seemed just like a young soldier’s prepared for battle.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Eligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eligible. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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