discouraging

Example Sentences

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The government has intensified actions to curb kidnapping, including introducing measures aimed at discouraging ransom payments.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Finding out your coworker earns more than you can be discouraging and may make you question your own worth.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Companies including Lyft, DaVita and GitLab are navigating the challenge of AI agent proliferation—hoping to tamp down on the problem without discouraging AI use, they told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Widening losses can be discouraging, but for early-stage quantum companies, the numbers only tell part of the story.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Anxiously he clicked to the second frame, and what he saw was no less discouraging: a dirty bare foot.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen