discouraged

Example Sentences

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Every day I talk to business leaders who want to take their companies public but are discouraged by costly and complicated regulatory reporting requirements.

From Barron's

Ken said the scammers also discouraged them from speaking to their family.

From BBC

Reagan Conrad, who hosts “The Comments Section” podcast for the Daily Wire, discouraged egg freezing.

From The Wall Street Journal

"When I first spoke to scientists at the Cardamom Research Institute, they discouraged me. They said cardamom is too sensitive and difficult to grow organically."

From BBC

The air quality in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton fires discouraged car owners from taking their vehicles in for a wash since they would get filthy again so quickly.

From Los Angeles Times