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Recent Examples of incur
This could incur an additional fee.
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Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Buildings that failed to comply could incur fines of $100 or $250 dollars.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
For the first time, there appears to be a commitment that Foxboro will incur no cost and will not have to worry about reimbursement processes.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
There is no set cost with the agreement, as the city will only incur costs when task orders for particular projects are issued, the memo notes.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Buildings that failed to comply could incur fines of $100 or $250 dollars.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
For the first time, there appears to be a commitment that Foxboro will incur no cost and will not have to worry about reimbursement processes.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
There is no set cost with the agreement, as the city will only incur costs when task orders for particular projects are issued, the memo notes.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incur
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When the opposition sought to hang posters on lampposts and utility poles, the government, invoking concerns about road safety, at one point stepped in to outlaw the practice.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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For associations, unit owners will know what to expect in actions seeking to remove a director, and courts could become more involved in governance disputes involving dysfunctional boards, developer transitions, or allegations of financial mismanagement.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Animal Control contracts an outside vendor, PetData, to handle licensing on its behalf.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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What this all boils down to is that upgrading the old silos would have been more of a pain than building new ones, so Northrop Grumman and Bechtel were contracted to come up with a prototype replacement, for which the Air Force broke ground on March 27, 2026 in Promontory, Utah.—
David Szondy
April 05,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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The bankruptcy court has approved $10 million to pursue legal claims against former Prospect principals, with Leonard Green and Prospect’s former top executives, Lee and Topper, as the big targets.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The other weighs the pros and cons of pursuing a technical or managerial career path.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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Murray's son, Blake, accepted the honor on his father's behalf.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But the public was receptive, and Magyar quickly evolved into a formal opposition leader, accepting the helm of the Tisza Party—founded in 2020—as a vehicle for his movement.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ravensbergen is a rare southpaw as a right-catching goalie (coincidentally, as is Askarov).—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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But most patients don’t notice a flea bite before catching typhus.—
Don Sweeney
April 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The showcase was held at the Overland Park Convention Center for the first time, welcoming over 5,000 visitors.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Samantha says Harold, who had no children of his own, welcomed them with open arms.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Incur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incur. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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