discourage

All seven candidates to lead the United Nations received a vote of "discourage," effectively a veto, from a permanent UN Security Council member in the latest informal poll, a diplomat said Friday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

PG&E spokeswoman Lynsey Paulo said similarly that the utility is concerned the law will discourage the investments needed to accommodate rising electricity demand and stabilize rates and affordability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

And she’s done so in ways that discourage any comparisons with her predecessor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Boor emphasizes that the goal is to help consumers make informed choices rather than discourage cleaning.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Well, I don’t want to discourage you, but mister you’ve only just started to get wet.”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

While a volatile environment discourages new participants from entering the market, large aircraft delivery backlogs will make new supply difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Both processes could potentially help create an intestinal environment that discourages certain harmful bacteria and infections.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

McCarthy discourages front sleeping as your neck is turned one way for a long period of time.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Criminalising suicide attempts discourages people from seeking urgent help, said Kingsley Okonoda, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Jos.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The prospect of fording this /aife-colored torrent discourages most people from traveling any farther.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

A growing number of universities, from Yale to Cornell, have either banned or discouraged faculty reliance on AI detection tools as the primary evidence of alleged cheating.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wehniainen speculated that a difficult job market may have left candidates desensitized to interview rituals and discouraged about their chances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“And it’s probably causing the market to be a little bit more discouraged that we have got a grip,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

After giving birth in hospital and returning to the home, Defries said she was discouraged from holding her baby to prevent her from bonding.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Yes, or otherwise he would have got discouraged and left,” Henry said.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Conventional wisdom suggests such discouraging numbers would depress turnout.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The sight of vacant shops and graffiti can quickly become a vicious circle, deterring shoppers, discouraging investment and leading to anti-social behaviour.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

To do so means overcoming obstacles that are cataloged with a discouraging ease: The apprenticeships, the unpaid hours, the creation of a style, the cultivating of clients, the marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Lieu expressed concern that security perimeters would be so large during the Games that drop-off points would be even more distant, necessitating walks of up to half an hour, discouraging fans from taking buses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

We walked to school around walls of bricks and breathed the coal dust for one discouraging winter.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou