incur
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GitLab expects to incur around $30 million to $35 million in restructuring costs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 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
And now a warning: you will soon be entering the withdrawal phase of your retirement having made a humdinger of your accumulation phase, and that will incur taxes.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Full-day care for a single child typically runs $6,500 to $15,500, depending on age and location, a cost most families in the 1970s didn’t incur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
I calculated finally that my savings would be able to meet all the costs I might incur, and in addition, might stretch to the purchase of a new costume.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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According to Fifa regulations, a red card "automatically incurs suspension from the subsequent match" but the governing body "may impose additional match suspensions and other disciplinary measures".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
CDs are typically less flexible because withdrawing funds before maturity often incurs a penalty.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 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
Travel insurance is unlikely to cover the cost of new flights, hotels or any other losses incurred as a result of delays caused by EES queues, the Association of British Insurers says.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The models missed gains by being too conservative in bull markets and incurred heavy losses by trading too aggressively in bear markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
GoPro "has incurred operating losses and negative operating cash flows," said PricewaterhouseCoopers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
But it was also true that Walker needed money badly, having incurred debts as the owner of a bar in Charleston, South Carolina.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Once the funds are advanced, you cannot simply change your mind and return the money to cancel the agreement without incurring significant financial consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
Li borrowed heavily to fund these projects, incurring more than 900 million yuan, or around $133 million at current rates, in losses from the interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Ansys acquisition resulted in layoffs affecting about 10% of the combined workforce, incurring $325 million in restructuring charges.
From Barron's ● May 27, 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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