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incur

[in-kur] / ɪnˈkɜr /


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Speedier installations shorten the period during which customers incur data center expenses without generating revenue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Just be prepared for the very real possibility that you will not earn enough to compensate you for the sleepless nights you may incur over the next 30 years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The proposition also could incur additional costs for state and local governments depending on the attorney general’s interpretation of what constitutes program expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Maxx now incur fees that range from $4.95 to $11.99.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Farmers grab a few harvests, but the soil is not bared to rain and sun long enough to incur permanent damage.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

If LA28 incurs massive financial losses, the city would cover the first $270 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

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

The cost of so-called ship-to-ship transfers that are needed to conceal a cargo’s true origin has risen as everyone along the supply chain dealing with sanctioned oil incurs new costs and raises their prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

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

F1 has an agreement with Imola that it will cover any costs it has incurred in setting up for the grand prix if it does not happen.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank was suspended without pay for six months for “his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Mr. Leonard and his family.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

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

Major airlines including JetBlue, United and American issued travel alerts allowing passengers to change their flights without incurring fees.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Despite his efforts to avoid incurring the wrath of Uncle Sam, Marset eventually came into the crosshairs of the DEA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

The hedge-fund firm Situational Awareness is down around 67% in July after incurring heavy losses on AI stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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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