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Recent Examples of incur
Multiple violations would incur punishments such as prison sentences, travel bans, and restrictions around driving, passport renewal, and even internet access.
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Timothée Chalamet’s team offered to pay the $500 fine incurred after the viral Chalamet lookalike contest held in New York City’s Washington Square Park in October, according to the event organizer, YouTuber Anthony Po.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Ball suffered the injury, then incurred a minor setback along the way.
—Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Transferring your money from your local bank account to your overseas seller may incur a currency conversion charge.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Timothée Chalamet’s team offered to pay the $500 fine incurred after the viral Chalamet lookalike contest held in New York City’s Washington Square Park in October, according to the event organizer, YouTuber Anthony Po.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Ball suffered the injury, then incurred a minor setback along the way.
—Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Transferring your money from your local bank account to your overseas seller may incur a currency conversion charge.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incur
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This strategic evolution comes at a time when wealthy individuals in the Middle East are actively seeking diversification beyond traditional Western markets.FamilyOfficeHK Contributor, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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More importantly, the Nuggets are seeking help in the form of someone who is able to create offense with the ball in his hands.Sam Amick, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Vaccination has prevented billions of children from contracting this disabling and life-threatening disease and is the only way to wipe out polio completely.Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Instead, this tiny town of 400 residents — home to the busy Red Rocks Amphitheatre and a steady stream of tourists window-shopping on Bear Creek Avenue — will contract with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for round-the-clock law enforcement services.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
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In a small and charming village, a teenage girl passionately pursues her musical dream.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Honda debuts new function to pursue 'joy of driving' The new Prelude will mark the debut of Honda S+ Shift, an enhancement made to Honda's Linear Shift Control.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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If an insurer drops a provider from its network, patients may have to find a new clinician that accepts their insurance or pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a year out of pocket for the therapy.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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For many who reached the highest rungs of Hollywood’s biggest companies, the most humbling thing to accept is the loss of the perks that come with working for a network or studio.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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But time might be running out for Belichick at his age (72) to get back to the NFL and score the 26 wins needed to catch Shula.David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 11-year-old girl was believed to be on a metal boat, which was caught in a storm that lasted several days in the central Mediterranean Sea.Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The two women, initially welcomed, soon affront their hosts with their pesky independence of mind and spirit.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sisters Lainie Stubblefield and Laura Beth Peters launched Steel Magnolias with the intention of educating and welcoming newcomers who had recently relocated to the South.Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Incur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incur. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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