- present tense form of discourage (3rd person singular).
discourages
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Both processes could potentially help create an intestinal environment that discourages certain harmful bacteria and infections.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 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
McReynolds said allowing taxis into bus lanes "slows buses, discourages public transport use and undermines sustainable transport options".
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Any system that constricts teachers—holds them to small-bore metrics, punishes them for forces outside their control, discourages their creativity and spontaneity, chips away at their humanity—is a bad system.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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