incentive

Example Sentences

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"It's a pretty big incentive for us to run it," Potter says.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Nursing homes have a powerful incentive to sedate residents, and comparatively few people are watching.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“In an environment where you’re fighting for a promotion … It’s just a further incentive to agents to engage in this kind of activity. So it’s pernicious on multiple levels.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Alisha Holland, a Princeton student during that time and now a Harvard government professor who helped craft the grade-cap policy, said there was still incentive at Princeton for collaboration and competition remained healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But as soon as he felt the first chinks in his faith, he lost all incentive to fight and opened the door to death.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel