encouraged
Example Sentences
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First, there was #tokenmaxxing, whereby American businesses encouraged their workers to use as much AI as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It has left them “unwilling to re-establish fresh shorts,” and in turn encouraged fresh buyers, he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
"One of the sisters encouraged Audrey to get involved with music and dance. That really was the starting point for the young Audrey Hepburn that she became," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
For years, restaurants have been encouraged to become frictionless, scalable, customizable and infinitely replicable.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The sisters’ presence near Hydesville encouraged daily crowds, who rode out to gawk at the original Fox cottage, then continue on to David’s farm to see the Fox girls in person.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
