discouraging

Example Sentences

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The Indian government is trying to alleviate pressure on its currency by discouraging gold imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Widening losses can be discouraging, but for early-stage quantum companies, the numbers only tell part of the story.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

That’s spreading budgets thin, discouraging potentially more effective long-term partnerships and leaving many out in the cold, creators say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It urged the Congress to “take such measures in their wisdom, as the powers with which they are invested will authorize, for promoting the abolition of slavery, and discouraging every species of traffic in slaves.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis