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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
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Finally, the city has been seeking more revenue by renegotiating leases on public property and facilities that Gloria said had provided an inadequate return.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to experts, and historically most children contracted it before the age of 15.—
Jen Christiansen,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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Focusing On The Data Clearly, given these factors, the costs of the modernization and expansion efforts AI demands aren’t feasible as viewed currently, particularly in a time when public-sector and private-sector investments are contracting, not growing.—
Charles Yeomans,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The university is not pursuing legal action against Lucas, just UM, according to Yahoo.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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In November 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the criminal convictions against him, ruling that his rights were violated when a special prosecutor pursued charges after the Cook County State's Attorney previously dropped them.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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In May, multiple justices recused themselves from deciding whether to accept an appeal involving alleged plagiarism in books published by Penguin Random House.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The site accepts submissions of other pre-AI content sources through its Tumblr page.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Special teams and the crazy switching up of the D Pairs after the first two, very even games has been the story of the series so far for me A Andrew K. · 42m ago Maple Leafs catching strays.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The Ford Canadian executive clearly had been caught by surprise.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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This February, Trump and Vice President JD Vance welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House, only to berate him on television.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The entrepreneur welcomed three sons and one daughter with ex-wife MacKenzie Scott.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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“Incur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incur. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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