- present tense form of discourage (3rd person singular).
discourages
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While a volatile environment discourages new participants from entering the market, large aircraft delivery backlogs will make new supply difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Both processes could potentially help create an intestinal environment that discourages certain harmful bacteria and infections.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
"They work by absorbing fluid from superficial spots while creating a protective barrier that discourages picking," she explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Criminalising suicide attempts discourages people from seeking urgent help, said Kingsley Okonoda, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Jos.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Any system that constricts teachers—holds them to small-bore metrics, punishes them for forces outside their control, discourages their creativity and spontaneity, chips away at their humanity—is a bad system.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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