discourage

Such obstinacy only serves to discourage personal improvement.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

“The passage of Senate Bill 1159 is an important step to clarify the law and discourage the use of emerging technologies to falsify public records and mislead regulators in California,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Each member state must anonymously assign each candidate one of three labels: "encourage," "discourage," or "no opinion."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

It can also discourage people from being physically active, which may increase their risk of chronic conditions including heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Dinner over, I put the remains in the plastic bag that served as a tablecloth and tie it up tightly to discourage the flies that have free access to my essentially screenless abode.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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

It’s a grim idea, that our hope is in a tool that discourages in-depth reading and a long-shot hypothetical strategy—both of which rely on technology known for sowing confusion.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Almost perfect” is exactly the kind of reliability that discourages backup plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

While the manosphere discourages vulnerability, Khushal credits a "strong support system" and a focus on "empathy" for his own healing.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

The prospect of fording this /aife-colored torrent discourages most people from traveling any farther.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

“That’s what happens when you feel discouraged or like nothing’s going to change.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

In her profile of “Weapons” writer and director Zach Cregger, reporter Esther Zuckerman writes that Steven Spielberg even said “Weapons” was so good it discouraged him from wanting to make a new horror film himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

A combination of high mortgage rates, years of tight housing supply and record-high prices has discouraged many would-be first-time buyers and repeat buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Entertainment events are restricted and even the use of electricity is discouraged.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

But then she’d snap at me for having made some comment or other and I’d go off to school feeling completely discouraged.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

It said additional charges risked undermining international competitiveness and discouraging domestic breaks, particularly for families and young people.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

But it is also making remaining managers’ jobs tougher, and potentially discouraging younger workers from pursuing management careers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Offensive line coach Butch Barry must quickly figure out his unit’s direction, as Week 1 of the regular season is less than a month away and Biadasz’s health status appears discouraging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

That could undermine the vaccine’s financial viability, a de facto way of discouraging Moderna from continuing to market it.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The only discouraging news is that they have seen no sign of survivors from the Roanoke colony.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone