incentive
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Ships will return to the Middle East from regions “far afield if they see the economic incentive to do so and sustained peace in the Gulf,” Goh told MarketWatch on Thursday.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
“For now, the market looks caught between short-term nerves over renewed hostilities and a lingering hope that both sides still have enough incentive to get energy flows moving,” he added.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The potential to automate tasks and give lawyers extra time to take on more cases is an incentive to pay top-tier prices for AI tools.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
There is an obvious incentive – to protect their factories and infrastructure.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Whatever the incentive, whatever the situation, dishonest people will try to gain an advantage by whatever means necessary.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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