incentive

Example Sentences

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"It's a pretty big incentive for us to run it," Potter says.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Nursing homes have a powerful incentive to sedate residents, and comparatively few people are watching.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Providers, whose asset-management fees range from around 0.1% to 1%, depending on the size of the DAF, also have little incentive to encourage giving, critics say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“In an environment where you’re fighting for a promotion … It’s just a further incentive to agents to engage in this kind of activity. So it’s pernicious on multiple levels.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

As added incentive they were given a little food and money.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy