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PG&E spokeswoman Lynsey Paulo said similarly that the utility is concerned the law will discourage the investments needed to accommodate rising electricity demand and stabilize rates and affordability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Boor emphasizes that the goal is to help consumers make informed choices rather than discourage cleaning.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Our teams undertake regular training and refresher programmes, and we have introduced additional warning signage on bins to discourage people from entering them," it said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Distance, not just walls, makes it easier to evade responsibility — and to discourage questions.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

It extended barbed wire and built new concrete barriers.3 China, too, increased border security to discourage North Koreans from entering the country in the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

"They work by absorbing fluid from superficial spots while creating a protective barrier that discourages picking," she explains.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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

Yet the reliance on federal funding discourages regular Catholics from giving and doing as much as they might—after all, government is already on the job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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

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

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

They were getting discouraged when no potential buyers showed up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

After giving birth in hospital and returning to the home, Defries said she was discouraged from holding her baby to prevent her from bonding.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“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

Wet, cold, and very discouraged, I sat down on an old sycamore log and buried my face in my arms.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The sight of vacant shops and graffiti can quickly become a vicious circle, deterring shoppers, discouraging investment and leading to anti-social behaviour.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Lieu expressed concern that security perimeters would be so large during the Games that drop-off points would be even more distant, necessitating walks of up to half an hour, discouraging fans from taking buses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

In his presentation, Mr. Klepach painted a discouraging picture of the Russian economy, which he said was on the brink of stagnation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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

Finally, he said, “I don’t want to be discouraging, but at present, only two men are able to contact the mhondoro. Both of them studied years before they were successful.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer