encouragement
Example Sentences
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It read: “A Sober Person, well recommended, who hath been us’d to the Employment of an Oysterman on York River, may meet with good Encouragement, on applying to Benjamin Bryan.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
"Encouragement came from the government, followed by local experimentation, the gaining of experience, the refinement of regulations and eventually allowing a broad implementation."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025
Encouragement also came from long-time customers like former fisherman Yasutaka Shishido, who had no qualms about buying local fish and vegetables.
From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023
As written, the Encouragement Provision applies to individuals who may inadvertently cause noncitizens to unlawfully enter or reside in the United States.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2023
I guess I had been looking toward the Encouragement above the TV, a drawing of an angel with the caption Without Pain, How Could We Know Joy?
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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