discourage

Example Sentences

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The rules often discourage or prohibit BDCs from consolidating companies they have invested in, even if they hold majority stakes or 100% ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Central banks tend to raise rates when inflation is high to discourage people from spending and encourage them to save, something they hope will bring the rate of price rises down.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“Though diagnosis and management of health conditions is an important part of all reproductive health care, RRM has unfortunately been used to discourage patients from accessing safe, effective, well-studied interventions such as IVF.”

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

The political, economic and military considerations that discourage a prolonged confrontation in the Persian Gulf are still applicable and other more supportive drivers are coming into view, they add.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

He worked on his knees, cutting away the wire at ground level, where it continued under the surface six inches deep to discourage coyotes and wolves from digging under it.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko