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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

“I gotta ask you something—it sounds like you’re trying to discourage me—are you?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The only way to discourage them was to sit directly in the sunlight, and it was too hot for that.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Both processes could potentially help create an intestinal environment that discourages certain harmful bacteria and infections.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

However, some critics of the government say it needs to work harder to build new homes, and others warn that its rhetoric discourages many owners from placing their properties on the rental market.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Criminalising suicide attempts discourages people from seeking urgent help, said Kingsley Okonoda, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Jos.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 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

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

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

A growing number of universities, from Yale to Cornell, have either banned or discouraged faculty reliance on AI detection tools as the primary evidence of alleged cheating.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

They were getting discouraged when no potential buyers showed up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some creators say UGC campaign managers—often marketing contractors who are or were creators themselves—have discouraged them from disclosing their ads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

A "toxic negativity" persists around whistleblowing with staff discouraged from speaking out, the inquiry said.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

But instead of being discouraged, he left for the shipwreck site determined to prove the “experts” wrong.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

But he said management pressure, procedural shortcuts, discouraging open discussion about risks were ingredients for a poor safety culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

DollyFest organiser Danny Nozell, the founder and CEO of CTK Enterprises, said the estate is not discouraging people from celebrating Dolly in whatever ways they choose, but Parton did not want a traditional memorial.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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

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

It was all very perplexing, all very discouraging.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller