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Recent Examples of incur
A couple of things are probably more important, longer term, than any loss incurred by taxpayers.
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Ian King, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Miller added the revenue losses incurred by the bills would lead to less money for students and vulnerable Californians in future years.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
Trending Stories Torres also agreed with a motion brought by Graves seeking sanctions against Sherman and his lawyer, who will now have to cover costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by the defendants while opposing his suit.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
More Justin Sullivan/Mike Mulholland/GETTY Enforcement will be managed by the state attorney general, and violations may incur penalties of up to $50,000 per violation plus reimbursement for enforcement costs.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Miller added the revenue losses incurred by the bills would lead to less money for students and vulnerable Californians in future years.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
Trending Stories Torres also agreed with a motion brought by Graves seeking sanctions against Sherman and his lawyer, who will now have to cover costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by the defendants while opposing his suit.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
More Justin Sullivan/Mike Mulholland/GETTY Enforcement will be managed by the state attorney general, and violations may incur penalties of up to $50,000 per violation plus reimbursement for enforcement costs.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incur
Verb
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But your brain might still seek patterns to overcome.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Some phrenology enthusiasts—including many Black intellectuals at midcentury, who sought to use phrenology to challenge the rigid racial hierarchies of mainstream racial science—did argue that education and mental cultivation could change the shape of the brain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The latest monthly growth figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the U.K. economy contracted 0.3% month on month in April, following growth of 0.2% in March.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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The first test was pretty simple and relied on shining the light into the mice’s eyes to see if this would trigger their pupils to contract.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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And, to be clear, there are some people who use protests like the ones against Trump’s immigration raids as a cover and excuse to pursue an extraneous agenda of violence and anarchy.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The cases remain in the initial stages of investigation, with no certainty that any criminal charges will be pursued.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
9 June 2025
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Ryan Bos, who has been executive director of DC’s Capital Pride Alliance since 2011, was thrilled when the group’s bid to host WorldPride was accepted in 2022.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The Authority never kept its promises to renounce terrorism and accept Israel.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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However, Trump caught the attention of the Republican Party through his comments regarding Mexican immigration.—
Ally Goelz,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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If such cancers had been regularly caught this early before, their natural histories might be charted.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The Royals have lost 11 of their last 14 home games and welcome the Athletics this weekend.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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In addition to Bell and Brody, season 2 will welcome back Emily Arlook, Paul Ben-Victor, Shiloh Berman, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Faracy, Tovah Feldshuh, Michael Hitchcock, Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons, and Jackie Tohn.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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“Incur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incur. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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