encourage

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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

To encourage people to share their experiences, she launched the first South Asian Baby Loss Awareness Week last year, with talks from women, GPs and charities.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

She wouldn’t drink enough either, no matter how much I tried to encourage her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo