encouraged

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At an arts and parks subcommittee meeting Tuesday morning, some members of the public urged Jurado to act and introduce the ordinance for a vote, while others encouraged her to drop it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This spring, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson and Hannah Pingree announced that they would rank each other on their ballots and encouraged supporters to do the same.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Some of this was encouraged by the introduction of exchange-traded funds offering geared exposure to the two index heavyweights, Samsung Electronics KR:005930 and SK Hynix KR:000660.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"GK Venkatesh was my teacher, guru and encouraged me to write orchestra scores," Ilaiyaraaja recalled in an interview later.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Father Torralba encouraged Joey to tell Marie Dachauer all about Tala, and that’s just what Joey does.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly