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encourage

[en-kur-ij, -kuhr-] / ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr- /




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At one point when the man went upstairs, the couple tried to speak through the security system and encourage Nash to go outside.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Washington trade negotiators want to encourage more North American content in servers, chips and other equipment crossing America’s southern border.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The government's many programmes and subsidies to encourage young people to have more children do not appear to be boosting birth rates.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The team believes the discovery could encourage engineers to investigate whether the natural chemistry observed after Hunga Tonga can be reproduced safely and effectively.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

“What we have to do is encourage people to do the right thing and speak up.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

A 2021 state law encourages, but does not require, a moment of silence each Sept. 11.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

However, royal sources have said that the King encourages all projects which support wounded service personnel.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Activation of GPR133 encourages the activity of osteoblasts while reducing the activity of osteoclasts.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Along with giving tweens and teens something to look forward to, recess encourages movement, builds social confidence, and fosters a sense of community, which are all vital to healthy development.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

The Professor encourages her, and whispers to me that it may be a week before we can get any good food again.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The researchers were more encouraged by overall survival.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

The unit had been weighed in particular by the wide gap between Japan's still low interest rates and those of the Federal Reserve, which encouraged investors to favour better-yielding dollar-denominated assets.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

They were simply following other orders, though they also employed methods that had been encouraged in the course of their training.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2026

A sign outside the bathroom noted he recently cleaned the compost toilet for a week, and it encouraged peers to thank him if the facilities were nice or “get at them” if they were gross.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

He encouraged them all to step up and feel it.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

After early experiments with thiostrepton produced encouraging results, researchers helped establish RS Oncology, a private pharmaceutical company created to move the UVM discoveries toward clinical testing.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

And the most encouraging of those moments have largely come from the Trojans’ talented freshman class.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

He said while overseas investment will be a main aim, encouraging more domestic investment from Canada's largest pension funds, which currently invest more overseas, is also important.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Instead of encouraging me to stew in my own mean-spirited juices, the AI asked me a bunch of questions that slowly led me to reflect on what I liked and respected about Little Miss Flaky.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“Look deep inside yourself, Nell,” whispered Mr. Bangs with an encouraging wink.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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