incentivize

“Higher copper prices incentivize bigger asks from unions, but there has been remarkably little strike action year to date,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“As U.S. diesel stocks near storage limits, downward pressure on diesel prices would intensify, compressing U.S. refining margins, and likely incentivize U.S. refiners to reduce output,” the team wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

It also stacks an additional $15,000 credit for each new hire, to incentivize expanding journalist headcounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

I’m kidding: Even under normal circumstances, giving private companies this much power is likely to incentivize inventing enemies to fight or drive unnecessary spending.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

The process is meant to incentivize the build-out of new power capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Because advisers profit from gains but bear no downside risk, they would be incentivized to chase high returns and push investors into riskier investments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The setup, Anthropic has said, “can ensure that the organizational leadership is incentivized to carefully evaluate future models for catastrophic risks … rather than prioritizing being the first to market above all other objectives.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

This update incentivized lengthy carousels of multi-image posts, especially with some educational content attached that encourages viewer engagement via swipes or saves.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

“While there is still much work to do, FilmLA’s quarterly report is proof that incentives are working: local incentivized productions are on the rise,” said L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

“We basically are incentivizing the models to come to the correct answer, no matter how,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

By incentivizing the purchase of a new electric vehicle, that will encourage new production, which means more EVs on the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

But it isn’t clear that six-month reporting would “move the needle significantly in terms of incentivizing managers to think more long term,” according to Srini Krishnamurthy, an associate professor of finance at N.C.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

The wearables integrate with other Apple devices, like the iPhone, incentivizing purchases and giving Apple one of the most sticky ecosystems in tech.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

By doing these things you are incentivizing him to behave more badly in the future.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026