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Recent Examples of disincentive
In these cases, requiring additional compensation to policyholders and insurer disincentives for unreasonable conduct would level the playing field.
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Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
This makes for some far greater disincentives for seeking retribution by filing malicious legal actions than the coverage of Patel's remarks and goals to date have suggested.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This year’s report is the latest in a series of reports on work disincentives dating back to 2008.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
One way to offset such disincentives could be to offer significant financial prizes for those inventing a vaccine.
—Jennifer Hillman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2020
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Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
This makes for some far greater disincentives for seeking retribution by filing malicious legal actions than the coverage of Patel's remarks and goals to date have suggested.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This year’s report is the latest in a series of reports on work disincentives dating back to 2008.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
One way to offset such disincentives could be to offer significant financial prizes for those inventing a vaccine.
—Jennifer Hillman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2020
See all Example Sentences for disincentive
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“Disincentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disincentive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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