encourage
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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
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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
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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
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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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