Example Sentences

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Through it all, Cook has largely been able to avoid the political blowback that Elon Musk has incurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

So far, Crowdstrike has incurred $162 million in costs related to the outage, including $26 million this quarter.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

California’s massive budget deficit, coupled with the state’s relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay unemployment benefits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Gov. John Bel Edwards provided testimony on the struggles the often hurricane-riddled Deep South state has incurred and what investments have been made in attempt to protect infrastructure, avoid catastrophe and decrease preventable deaths.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

As an explorer and naturalist whose chief work has lain for years in that country, I have made every effort to continue my researches there until my persistency has incurred official persecution.

From Pan-Islam by Bury, G. Wyman (George Wyman)