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[kwol-uh-fahy] / ˈkwɒl əˌfaɪ /




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If a single person makes less than $63,840 or a family of four brings in less than $132,000, they qualify for tax credits.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Agents and mortgage brokers report that buyers have fled to the sidelines fearing high monthly payments, while some buyers now can’t even qualify for the mortgage they were targeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The new mayor will also face a challenge that is harder to qualify: making residents believe City Hall can fix Los Angeles’ many problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

“We want families who earn $200,000, $250,000, $300,000 per year and, in some cases, more to know that they may qualify for financial aid at Swarthmore,” said Varo Duffins, the college’s director of financial aid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

I can think of only one partial exception to this situation, and even there I would qualify the exception more than most historians of science do.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Miami’s luxury Design District qualifies as an Opportunity Zone, a federal program offering tax breaks to encourage investment in poorer areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Guinness World Records has yet to confirm whether the attempt qualifies as an official record.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The treaty does not specify the geographical criteria of a European state, but it's hard to imagine Canada qualifies.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

While some films’ merit is debatable, it’s refreshing regardless that the conversations around what qualifies as an “awards movie” are in flux.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Having lunch with you hardly qualifies as play,” he says, grinning.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

“You can pretty much always reproduce their investment returns without liquidity reduction or poor tax features — not an issue for a qualified account, which this appears to be,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

It was the first time Sunderland had qualified for European competition in 53 years.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mission Viejo likely qualified for the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with this the win, and will learn of its opponent on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Note to seniors: The recent changes to charitable deductions don’t alter qualified charitable distributions, or QCDs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

At the Region 3 Championships that year, I finished fourth all-around and first on vault, which qualified me for JO Nationals in Dallas, Texas.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Numerous qualifying food imports — including coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and beef — are exempt from tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Individuals may owe the tax once they report these qualifying proceeds and their income is over $200,000.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

This happens, Mr. deBoer explains, when relatively high-functioning young people come together on social media to lower the threshold for qualifying for a diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

However, there will be a shorter qualifying period of five years for certain groups, including:

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Olympic trials track finals would be held in New York in July, and the Olympic committee would base its selection of competitors on a series of qualifying races.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand


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