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Recent Examples of disincentive
In short, copyright law might create a strong disincentive for companies to release open-weight models.
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
That includes new work requirements for some adults beginning in December 2026, more frequent eligibility checks and disincentives for states to cover unauthorized migrant children, among other provisions.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 2 June 2025
On the right, meanwhile, the SALT deduction widely is seen as a disincentive for state and local governments to reduce that tax burden on their own and thus represents an unacceptable federal subsidy for blue states and cities unwilling to rein in their own spending.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Furthermore, hard disincentives like prison do not defend civilization against the entropic impulses of human nature.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
That includes new work requirements for some adults beginning in December 2026, more frequent eligibility checks and disincentives for states to cover unauthorized migrant children, among other provisions.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 2 June 2025
On the right, meanwhile, the SALT deduction widely is seen as a disincentive for state and local governments to reduce that tax burden on their own and thus represents an unacceptable federal subsidy for blue states and cities unwilling to rein in their own spending.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Furthermore, hard disincentives like prison do not defend civilization against the entropic impulses of human nature.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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