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encourage

[en-kur-ij, -kuhr-] / ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr- /




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Encourage them to meet friends at the range or partner up with another parent and child for an easy foursome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Encourage your relative to express their own wishes.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Back in 2007, friends Barry Craine and Lee Zebold started an L.A.-based group with a simple winning formula: Encourage Angelenos to have fun outdoors with others.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

Encourage a new mindset and a new hobby with a prestarted learn-to-crochet kit for beginners that results in an adorable little penguin.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Encourage rapid work which gives the general proportions of the animal in the rough.

From Primary Handwork by Dobbs, Ella Victoria




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