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However, David Nicholas, president of Nicholas Wealth Management, told MarketWatch the listing doesn’t necessarily mean investors will sell ETFs to buy shares of Hynix, considering the high tax cost they would incur.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
GitLab expects to incur around $30 million to $35 million in restructuring costs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
You could hold an old-fashioned, broad-based stock-index ETF for years and never incur any capital-gains tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Intuit said it will close its offices in Reno and Woodland Hills and incur an estimated $300 million to $340 million in restructuring charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Polly, Amari, and Teenie looked at one another but did not fight him or object—they did not want to do anything to further incur his anger.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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CDs are typically less flexible because withdrawing funds before maturity often incurs a penalty.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
“To the extent he inadvertently incurs exposure to those industries through third-party managers or liquid legacy investments, Tom will donate all profits to charity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
The sale helps Occidental reduce its net debt but eliminates a diversifying asset and incurs a significant $1.7 billion tax bite.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2025
“Vanderbilt Mortgage does not want anyone to buy a home they cannot afford — when a loan defaults, Vanderbilt incurs significant financial losses,” the company's statement said.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025
Also, even if a dangler is in no danger of being misinterpreted, enough readers have trained themselves to spot danglers that a writer who leaves it incurs the risk of being judged as slovenly.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Reinecke incurred a slight injury to her right hand, but her mother was hit by the blown-out glass.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Antonelli crossed the line ninth but was demoted to 16th by a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits - incurred while he was battling with the problems with his car.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
He added that an advantage of perpetuals is that because they never expire, they don’t have fees that can be incurred from rolling over the contracts like traditional futures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"So many losses have been incurred, the contractors have even left their advance money," Shakeel said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Am I right in deducing that these charges were incurred by you?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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But later reporting suggested that the cancellation was part of a larger cost-cutting measure and that Warner Bros. benefited from writing off the film as a tax loss rather than incurring losses from releasing it.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Even though low-volatility stocks’ advantage has diminished, these stocks on average are able to produce returns almost as good as the overall market while incurring significantly less volatility.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
So would forward Ryan Poehling, who has been cleared after incurring a concussion from an illegal hit by Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb, who was suspended for a game.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Oil companies say they have been incurring losses due to higher global crude oil prices.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Mainly he had learned that he could, occasionally at least, jump from his cage and wander around without incurring any anger or injury.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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