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
He then made the fateful decision to encourage families in his district to message him if they wanted to invite him to their quinceañeras.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta held a news conference to encourage California voters to vote early because of service changes at the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Chief creative officer Rupert Majendie explained this could include incentives to production companies to encourage them to invest in pilots and tasters to help comedians make the next step.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
This, the victors argued, would encourage “a general limitation of the armaments of all nations.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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