discourage
Example Sentences
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Authorities have long tried to discourage the illegal celebrations, which can prove dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Richarlison was key to the plan, positioning himself partly to block the pass into Villa's right centre midfielder Lamare Bogarde, while angling his body to discourage Emiliano Martinez from playing down Villa's right.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The rules often discourage or prohibit BDCs from consolidating companies they have invested in, even if they hold majority stakes or 100% ownership.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“Though diagnosis and management of health conditions is an important part of all reproductive health care, RRM has unfortunately been used to discourage patients from accessing safe, effective, well-studied interventions such as IVF.”
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
I was allowed to have an interview with a gentleman named Dr. Holden Remile, whose job I think was to discourage people such as myself from asking for interviews with people such as himself.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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