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Recent Examples of incur
And in that context, any defensive player who comes in hard risks incurring an unnecessary roughness penalty for contact deemed too harsh, even if the whistle hasn’t yet blown.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some of that might well be down to the charges incurred for anyone using them.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The draft bill states that domestic R&E is fully deductible for expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024 (but full expensing is not retroactive to earlier years, as many thought might happen).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
In the most recent earnings call, before the China deal was announced, Cook estimated that Apple could incur a $900-million hit from tariffs.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some of that might well be down to the charges incurred for anyone using them.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The draft bill states that domestic R&E is fully deductible for expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024 (but full expensing is not retroactive to earlier years, as many thought might happen).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
In the most recent earnings call, before the China deal was announced, Cook estimated that Apple could incur a $900-million hit from tariffs.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incur
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One seeking this kind of worker needs to ask a lot of questions about the qualification and training of any worker offered.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Team Trump may also seek to use different legal strategies to reimpose some of the tariffs the court struck down.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Sconce also harvested organs and body parts for profit, pulled teeth to extract the gold from fillings, and was investigated for allegedly contracting a hit on a rival and poisoning another competitor who was trying to expose the crimes at the Lamb funeral home.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Some Silicon Valley tech giants have historically been hesitant to contract with the U.S. military out of fear of retaliation from consumers, employees, or both.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Conservative governments that preceded him had taken an even stricter position on cannabis, often pursuing a more zero-tolerance approach.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Pedro Pascal is strategically pursuing another Emmy, but his limited screen time undoubtedly presents a challenge.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Operating engineers make $10K United Way donation United Way Northwest Indiana recently accepted a $10,000 donation from the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 during a special check presentation ceremony, according to a release.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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In January, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York sentenced former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to 11 years in prison after he was found to have accepted bribes to take action to benefit the governments of Qatar and Egypt.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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Financial services leaders are thus caught in a paradox.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Just be sure to click that boss button before you get caught goofing off.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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Blue Origin personnel were soon on hand to inspect the vehicle, open the hatch and welcome the NS-32 crewmates home.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
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Aitana also welcomed Ela Taubert, Kenia Os, Jay Wheeler, and Barry B, and Fangoria in her Cuarto Azul.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
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“Incur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incur. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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