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Recent Examples of incur
Because of Vargas’ untimely resignation, the county will incur this unjustified expense and delays to the business of the board.
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Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The film’s first trailer release sparks new backlash, this time around its stars’ political leanings
Instead of enthusiasm and anticipation for the movie, Disney’s first official Snow White trailer drop incurred the wrath of fans on either side of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead of releasing him and incurring a dead cap hit, the team can wait for a trade.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The decline came as Trump ramped up his tariffs strategy, allowing duties on steel and aluminum to come into effect — and incurring retaliatory tariffs — while continuing to threaten higher levies on Canadian goods and bringing new tariff warnings for European champagne and wine imports.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The film’s first trailer release sparks new backlash, this time around its stars’ political leanings
Instead of enthusiasm and anticipation for the movie, Disney’s first official Snow White trailer drop incurred the wrath of fans on either side of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Instead of releasing him and incurring a dead cap hit, the team can wait for a trade.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The decline came as Trump ramped up his tariffs strategy, allowing duties on steel and aluminum to come into effect — and incurring retaliatory tariffs — while continuing to threaten higher levies on Canadian goods and bringing new tariff warnings for European champagne and wine imports.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incur
Verb
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In May 2023, the Biden administration ended a pandemic-era policy under which migrants were denied the right to seek asylum and were rapidly returned to Mexico.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Since returning to office on January 20, and during last year’s election, Trump has riffed again and again on seeking a third term.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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Even though production has since contracted, especially in L.A., optimism is running high that a proposal to double California’s film and TV tax credit in the state will be passed by state legislators.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Escalating operational costs, persistent inflation, shortages of clinical staff, and contracting fiscal margins are squeezing healthcare institutions nationwide.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Data suggests that fewer men are working or pursuing college, while more of them are dying by suicide and drug overdoses.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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This agility allows the black mamba — sometimes stretching up to 14 feet — to effectively escape threats and swiftly pursue prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Each household can bring up to 20 residential tires for proper disposal; commercial tires will not be accepted.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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New York declined to accept the first two hammers, cutting the team’s lead to a single point, before Horschel’s long putt snaked into the hole at the 14th to give Atlanta a dramatic lead.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some of the cars involved in the crash had caught fire and authorities are having trouble identifying them.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Over the course of his long career, magician and endurance performer David Blaine has taken on all kinds of death-defying feats: catching a bullet in his teeth, fasting for 44 days, or holding his breath for a record-breaking 17 minutes and 4 seconds, to name a few.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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After debuting her baby dump in October, the Oscar-winning actress welcomed her second child with husband Cooke Maroney.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Since their engagement in 2014, Jill and Derick have gotten married and welcomed three children: Israel, 10, Samuel, 7, and Freddy, 2.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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