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encourage

[en-kur-ij, -kuhr-] / ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr- /




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“We encourage young kids to dare to dream. The dream doesn’t need to be the same as mine or yours,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

First, sufficiently high temperatures can dissolve the microscopic crystal seeds that would otherwise encourage new crystals to develop.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

The organisation's chairman, Gary Lipman, said he would never encourage members to use health claims to promote their products.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

While the analysis focused on markers of bone metabolism rather than direct changes in bone density, the results suggest that vigorous activity may encourage early biological changes that support bone formation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

I’d elbowed his chest, a warning not to encourage my mom’s obsession for embarrassing costumes.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Hetty, who has dreams of becoming a magazine editor, discovers what her employer has been up to and encourages her to keep scribbling and to stop destroying her work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

If you decide to go another, more expensive route, Boudreaux encourages you to understand what benefits she’d be eligible for if you predecease her.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Researchers at The Wistar Institute have discovered that cancer cells surviving chemotherapy can release fructose, which acts as a signal that encourages nearby tumor cells to break free and spread.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

"Longstanding U.S. policy encourages every cloud to build on American infrastructure and to win business everywhere they can," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Baba examines him, encourages him to eat small pieces of bread, to sip a little cooled sweet tea.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Marc Andreessen said in 2012 his firm encouraged all of its founders to organize their companies in ways that made it difficult to remove them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

However, she was encouraged by the Latvian ambassador telling her his country did not want a difficult relationship with the UK, given the proximity of the country to Ukraine and its continuing war with Russia.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

"Dialogue, engagement, and criticism are explicitly encouraged as part of our ongoing exchange with our membership -— and we are listening."

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Rather than simply serving as an energy source, the sugar acted as a chemical messenger that encouraged neighboring cancer cells to become more capable of spreading.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

An acquaintance named Elizabeth Ellet encouraged Maggie to fight for her legal rights as Elisha’s widow.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Despite the encouraging results, researchers caution that ARC scores are not intended to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Live have been “vastly” encouraging, said Todd Goldstein, chief revenue officer for AEG, the owner of the entertainment complex and Crypto.com Arena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Social media has also played a role in encouraging people to speak up.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The analysts said while the breadth of sectors that posted higher-than-anticipated results was encouraging, the magnitude of the beats overall was underwhelming, leading to a fairly muted response in stock prices.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

At the time, the Nazi regime was encouraging Germans living outside of the country to return to their homeland.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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