encourage

Example Sentences

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This, in turn, improves their reputations, which can help reduce project delays and encourage investment.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“This gift is going to help reduce that debt and then encourage relationships between students who are trained in that area to then go back and work in that area.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Providers, whose asset-management fees range from around 0.1% to 1%, depending on the size of the DAF, also have little incentive to encourage giving, critics say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The University of Plymouth's Cosmic Dust in the City project aims to "inspire curiosity" and encourage people to scour gutters and rooftops safely in the quest for micrometeorites.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

That was embarrassing enough, but now his friendliness was going to encourage these strangers to stick around.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz