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incentive

[in-sen-tiv] / ɪnˈsɛn tɪv /


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That would crater their price and reduce the incentive for low-carbon energy technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“We’ve been really trying to illustrate that this tax incentive is not a burden on the state. It’s an investment.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Massie argued that temporarily dumping cheaper foreign beef into the American market could lower prices without giving U.S. ranchers an incentive to raise more cattle.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

The summer increase in U.S. yields was starting to pressure on stocks, boosting the incentive for the administration to act.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Hence there was little demand for the disk maker’s beautiful product, and little incentive to invest in making the dozens of hand punches required.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Louisiana Economic Development said it offered SpaceX a conditional “competitive incentives package” that requires the company to create jobs, invest capital and donate $25 million to a local charity.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Builders like Lennar and PulteGroup were optimistic earlier this year that they might finally be able to reduce profit-sapping incentives like mortgage-rate buydowns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The U.S. competes at a disadvantage because it has no federal film and TV incentives, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Massive investment in infrastructure, coupled with policy incentives to attract data centre builders, have earned Guizhou one of the highest debt burdens in the country.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

In later rounds, the strategic incentives are flipped.

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




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