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incentive

[in-sen-tiv] / ɪnˈsɛn tɪv /


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He has no incentive to calm things down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

When transmission is needed to maintain reliability and serve customers, state commissions have every incentive to ensure those projects move forward in a timely manner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

This drastic decline over the last 25 years is one that the pending federal tax incentive aims to address.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

While giving their kids a pensions head start is a powerful incentive for some parents, how do the children themselves feel about not being able to touch the money for potentially 50 years or more?

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“To give me some small incentive to bring you back.”

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Demand for AI computing power also remains so high that even riskier companies have huge incentives to keep investing and finance their expenditures through whatever means possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The company’s all-electric approach also comes as California drivers are being offered new state incentives to buy their own EVs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, as AI use accelerates, the world's most populous nation has rolled out incentives to attract big tech companies, including tax cuts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“With bonds offering potentially similar returns, but considerably lower expected volatility, investors such as pension funds and retirement managers may have greater incentives to shift money from stocks into fixed income,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

And an expert’s incentives may shift 180 degrees, depending on the situation.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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