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Recent Examples of incur
Agencies including World Relief received directives to stop work and not incur new costs, according to the Associated Press.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The Oca Low style is notorious for selling out quickly (and incurring quite an impressive waitlist), so don’t wait too long to pre-order your new favorite sneakers for spring.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
The receivership has been paid $1 million since appointment in May 2023, but that has not covered all the fees and expenses incurred and continuing to incur, according to the reimbursement application Fine submits to Rebull each month.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Any invitations will only incur a tax penalty if nominees redeem them.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The Oca Low style is notorious for selling out quickly (and incurring quite an impressive waitlist), so don’t wait too long to pre-order your new favorite sneakers for spring.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
The receivership has been paid $1 million since appointment in May 2023, but that has not covered all the fees and expenses incurred and continuing to incur, according to the reimbursement application Fine submits to Rebull each month.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Any invitations will only incur a tax penalty if nominees redeem them.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incur
Verb
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Talk with a healthcare provider about a plan to quit smoking and consider seeking guidance from a local or online support group. 12.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
18 Mar. 2025
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In February, Greenpeace International filed its own claim against Energy Transfer in a Dutch court using the European Union’s anti-SLAPP legislation, seeking to recover the damages and costs the organization has incurred as a result of the company’s lawsuits.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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How and why, for example, did Arakawa, by all accounts a youthful, energetic woman, contract the hantavirus and die so suddenly?—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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But as the majority of U.S. states and Canadian provinces completed that process, the market has slowed and many of the players in the space have contracted.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Consolidating security products and pursuing a platform approach is the best way for security leaders to manage this dynamic.—
Jonathan Fischbein,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Both Intuitive Machines and Firefly flew their lunar landers under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, program, which aims to spur the business sector to pursue lunar exploration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Some colleges do not accept the Common Application, including the University of California System, the service academies, MIT and Georgetown.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Last year, the country accepted more than 100,000 refugees through the program.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Gordon did score Newcastle’s second goal that night, when Quansah’s lack of familiarity with the role caught him out.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Pursue in order to catch.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan and wife Chloé Mendel welcomed their third child on Tuesday (March 18).—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2025
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For 26 years, the annual festival has welcomed stars from popular television shows and movies, comic book writers and illustrators, cosplayers, and vendors to celebrate their favorite superheroes and characters.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Incur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incur. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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