incur
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Starbucks said it would incur roughly $300 million in restructuring charges as a result of the closures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Other than in mid-October, there appears to be no reason to incur these stocks’ higher risk.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Of course, as so many 19th-century paintings capture, left out of this telling is that Orestes’ crimes incur the Furies’ wrath.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Tech scion David Ellison’s company wants the coalition of 12 states and the WGA to cover the ‘ticking fees’ that Paramount could incur due to Warner deal delays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Considering that Dorus makes a little over a thousand guilders a year, it’s a huge expense for the Van Gogh family, one Dorus will later incur for Theo and Cor as well.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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If LA28 incurs massive financial losses, the city would cover the first $270 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“The run on this, it is amazing,” said Sperzel, head of trading for Germany, adding that the buying spree is a surprise because silver, unlike gold, incurs a sales tax in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
The sale helps Occidental reduce its net debt but eliminates a diversifying asset and incurs a significant $1.7 billion tax bite.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2025
The regulations state: "A team will have one point deducted from its points total for each penalty over it incurs."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
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
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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
Tan later counter-sued Kawshigan to claim back expenses she said she had incurred while defending herself from his alleged harassment.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
That’s why past rulings said one plywood manufacturer couldn’t write off Super Bowl tickets but a struggling fashion designer could deduct the costs incurred with a local television appearance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Am I right in deducing that these charges were incurred by you?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Three major airlines -- JetBlue, United and American -- issued travel alerts allowing passengers to change their flights without incurring fees.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 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
Paramount is incurring considerable legal fees and deal-related costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 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
It occurred to me that I could not remain where I was for long without incurring the risk of an oncoming vehicle coming round that same bend and colliding into my employer's Ford.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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