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incentive

[in-sen-tiv] / ɪnˈsɛn tɪv /


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Getting there is not enough to justify a longer tenure, where's the incentive to do well in the US?

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The potential to automate tasks and give lawyers extra time to take on more cases is an incentive to pay top-tier prices for AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

You will never hear a financial expert with an incentive tied to your capital tell you to go to cash.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

But a tax attorney in Los Angeles, Andrew Gradman, wasn’t convinced the tax incentive was enough to curb a landlord’s appetite for the passive income of steady rent payments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Since $5.5 million had been invested in their film project, they had a big incentive to remain on the mountain and undertake a summit attempt.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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