encouraged
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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
Because players of master strength weren’t eligible to enter, the tournament encouraged the participation of weaker and less experienced players.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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