discouragement
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These mistakes, he argues, could lead to stigma and discouragement within local communities as they feel helpless.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
While ChatGPT occasionally offered discouragement, only the chatbots from Snap and Anthropic reliably refused these requests, according to the researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
The moments of discouragement are so heavy in this industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
I want to address the discouragement and fear that many who care about democracy and peace and human rights are feeling in America and around the world right now.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
My speech remained the same, but my excitement evaporated into discouragement.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
We can have no illusions about the discouragements which lie ahead.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
May, who has written before on how to deal with anxiety and about her own experience as someone with Asperger’s syndrome, is an astute observer of life’s emotional discouragements.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2020
A player who understands the disappointments and discouragements that not just Capitals fans, but a generation of Washington fans carry deep in their hearts.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2018
This comes on top of other discouragements to growth.
From Economist ● Mar. 1, 2018
Then it is the same grim story, with additional discouragements.
From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various
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