discourage

According to Shanker, limited culling may sometimes discourage wild animals from entering human-dominated areas more effectively than several other approaches currently in use.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

I don’t want to discourage you from buying an apartment.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

What the reforms would discourage is the strategic use of firings to immobilize the commissions themselves.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

Officials said this change is intended to discourage companies from leaving the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Some people contended that the reason Made-moiselle Reisz always chose apartments up under the roof was to discourage the approach of beggars, peddlars and callers.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

Canadian and Mexican officials as well as members of Congress saw this coming, warning during the original hearings that a mandatory review clause would create the uncertainty that discourages investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Dare Market app allows people to challenge one another to complete dares for prizes or money, but discourages users from breaking any laws, Rose-Perfito said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Taxing buildings and land together at the same rate discourages precisely the activity cities most need, namely new construction and redevelopment.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

However, colonoscopies -- the primary screening method used today -- can be costly and uncomfortable, which discourages many people from getting tested on time.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026

Abnegation discourages anything done strictly for my own enjoyment, and that is what this is: my lungs burning, my muscles aching, the fierce pleasure of a flat-out sprint.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The commission is not discouraged by any of this data.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

"We will never be discouraged, we will always fight," she told crowds at a party event at the weekend.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Nearly all my cousins still live in O.C., buying homes on blue-collar salaries and seeing their children off to colleges we didn’t have the opportunity to attend because we were discouraged by our parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

“We told a couple of the customers who were being very aggressive with pricing at that time that this is not constructive,” he said, without naming Apple, adding that low prices discouraged capital investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

He’s exhausted and discouraged as he admits, “I think Peeta might get somewhat better. But . I don’t think he’ll ever be the same.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Economists have traditionally believed that monetary policy influences the business cycle primarily by encouraging or discouraging investment.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The government has intensified actions to curb kidnapping, including introducing measures aimed at discouraging ransom payments.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

A few thousand Americans are taking part, despite a State Department notice discouraging participation this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Finding out your coworker earns more than you can be discouraging and may make you question your own worth.

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

Anyway, his closest personal advisors were discouraging him from playing an active role in Washington.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik