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Recent Examples of incurred
If a homeowner missed an assessment payment one month and incurred a late fee, and payments for the following months were made on time, the homeowner continues to incur late fees each month because the payments are applied to the prior outstanding balance rather than the current dues assessment.
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Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
If a homeowner missed an assessment payment one month and incurred a late fee, and payments for the following months were made on time, the homeowner continues to incur late fees each month because the payments are applied to the prior outstanding balance rather than the current dues assessment.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
If a homeowner missed an assessment payment one month and incurred a late fee, and payments for the following months were made on time, the homeowner continues to incur late fees each month because the payments are applied to the prior outstanding balance rather than the current dues assessment.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurred
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The Iranians were apparently very happy with the missiles the North Koreans provided them, and, following the earlier precedent of the Scud C factory, contracted with Pyongyang to build a No Dong facility in Iran.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Another magma reservoir in the crust, one thought to feed Kolumbo, contracted as its reserves drained away.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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About 2% of authors were caught, and their papers rejected, Nature reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the past, ranching in the West has caught flak for its heavy footprint on the environment and overreliance on government subsidies.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Self-improvement, in this view, isn’t pursued to, well, improve the self.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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When people can’t afford to pay off balances their insurance plans don’t cover, the PRA report shows how hospitals and medical providers frequently pursued medical debt lawsuits.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The decision is a win for the federal government, which sought to block the testimony of FBI special agent Hugh Raymond Evans after Fulton County officials filed suit against the administration, seeking the return of the ballots.—
Olivia Rubin,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Incurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incurred. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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