incur
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A laboratory could still buy the chips, complete the training run and incur most of the associated data-center expense.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Maxx now incur fees that range from $4.95 to $11.99.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Of course, as so many 19th-century paintings capture, left out of this telling is that Orestes’ crimes incur the Furies’ wrath.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Tech scion David Ellison’s company wants the coalition of 12 states and the WGA to cover the ‘ticking fees’ that Paramount could incur due to Warner deal delays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
They slunk into the room, each trying to hide behind the other, knowing that the poor results of their search were likely to incur the Chief’s wrath.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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"But as any sailor knows, the longer a ship is out to sea, the more problems it incurs and the harder the days become for those onboard," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Encrypting and decrypting your traffic as you go about your online business incurs a cost, resulting in a speed hit on your connection.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 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 company is continuing to face margin pressure as it works on turnaround-related investments and incurs more tariff costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 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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But EDL, charged with maintaining the grid, is tackling large debts incurred during the expansion and due to consumer subsidies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
The platform has also said that perps don’t have fees that can be incurred from rolling over contracts like traditional futures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
A government that will chase its own citizens for taxes incurred in 1999 has forfeited any argument that 1938 is too long ago to matter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Yet over time, the project incurred an astonishing $880 million in change orders, swamping the original $1.95-billion cost estimate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Most people probably enjoyed the close intimacy of the roaming band, but those unfortunates who incurred the hostility or mockery of their fellow band members probably suffered terribly.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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The exemption, known as the de minimis rule, had helped Shein and rival Temu grow rapidly as it allowed packages worth less than $800 to enter the US without incurring import duties.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Paramount is incurring considerable legal fees and deal-related costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
However, for most people, paying a 6.6% mortgage rate is less costly than incurring the substantial taxes associated with a $500,000 lump-sum IRA withdrawal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
You don’t want to look back later and kick yourself for deferring your taxes but incurring poor returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Finally, horses could break down, racing’s euphemism for incurring leg injuries.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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