discouragement
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These mistakes, he argues, could lead to stigma and discouragement within local communities as they feel helpless.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
While ChatGPT occasionally offered discouragement, only the chatbots from Snap and Anthropic reliably refused these requests, according to the researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
The responses from San Francisco, both to Benioff and Trump, came swiftly, ranging from calm discouragement to full-blown outrage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
Takes landing on the “not-so-good” side of the plate are accompanied by his passionate discouragement from leaving bad reviews based on his evaluations.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
Ranofer’s knees gave way from weariness and discouragement.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
We can have no illusions about the discouragements which lie ahead.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
May, who has written before on how to deal with anxiety and about her own experience as someone with Asperger’s syndrome, is an astute observer of life’s emotional discouragements.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2020
A player who understands the disappointments and discouragements that not just Capitals fans, but a generation of Washington fans carry deep in their hearts.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2018
This comes on top of other discouragements to growth.
From Economist ● Mar. 1, 2018
Yes, he claimed he was, but let me tell you, Belford, that a man's gone if he lets his so-called friends run to him with discouragements.
From Bolanyo by Opie Percival Read
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