inducement
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Special housing, whether on a military base, in a palace or sequestered in a guarded compound, is one such reward and inducement.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
The big question is whether the inducement of shares in the management company will enough to attract many buyers for the closed-end fund.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
It isn’t an inducement to action, much less an expression of collective political will, but an act of surrender.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Ultimately, one suspects Perkins views Liz’s dilemma as little more than an excuse to construct a fun exercise in nightmare inducement that possesses the same craftsmanship that Malcolm clearly put into his swanky cabin.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
Mr. Wickham’s chief object was unquestionably my sister’s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds; but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing inducement
Lead the Way: Duc and Duct
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The Hunger Games
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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