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Recent Examples of eligible
Acupuncture is eligible for Medicare coverage, but insurance coverage can be tricky.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Regardless of whether the business is an eligible small business, any business may elect to claim any remaining unamortized R&D expenditures from prior tax years as immediate deductions either all at once in 2025 or over the 2025 and 2026 tax years.
—Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Some of the occupations from the preliminary list may be eligible for the deduction, others might not.
—Ana Teresa Solá,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Players eligible for this exercise had to have actually been drafted in the draft class mentioned, regardless of their first year of eligibility.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Regardless of whether the business is an eligible small business, any business may elect to claim any remaining unamortized R&D expenditures from prior tax years as immediate deductions either all at once in 2025 or over the 2025 and 2026 tax years.
—Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Some of the occupations from the preliminary list may be eligible for the deduction, others might not.
—Ana Teresa Solá,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Players eligible for this exercise had to have actually been drafted in the draft class mentioned, regardless of their first year of eligibility.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eligible
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The tax break allows qualified taxpayers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips a year from their tax bills.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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It may be treated as a qualified dividend eligible for a lower tax rate but must pass certain hurdles.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Reuters — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday that the United States would be able to use planned defense facilities in Western Australia to help deliver submarines under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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But Messi misdirected his kick, lofting the ball gently to the right of Kristijan Kahlina, who was already moving in that direction and was able to tip the ball into the air and then catch it.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jupiter, based at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany, is one of the fastest in the world, capable of performing 1 quintillion calculations per second.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The upshot is that disk images should be capable of better performance in Tahoe, which will especially benefit virtual machines that rely on disk images.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Magnificent Seven are also skilled innovators, Cramer continued.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to a McKinsey Digital survey, 60% of companies agree that the lack of skilled IT professionals is the primary barrier to deploying complex technologies.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Education and workforce development are also important; cities will require competent cybersecurity specialists who can manage these complex ecosystems.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The handwritten motion came after the judge held a hearing last month to determine if Bixby was mentally competent for execution.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Athletics were ill-prepared to meet Connelly Early last week.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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If a major coastal storm is headed our way, stay informed and be prepared to evacuate.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Eligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eligible. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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