discouraged
Example Sentences
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"Cox repeatedly discouraged copyright infringement by sending warnings, suspending services, and terminating accounts," the court said.
From Barron's
As a result, they often feel discouraged while their risk remains high.
From Science Daily
“Short-term-oriented capital markets have discouraged companies with a longer term view from going public at all, depriving the economy of innovation and opportunity.”
From Barron's
“They put pressure on people to make them discouraged and hopeless,” he said.
They reckon it may have stiffened the resolve of the German public and discouraged rebels within the dying Nazi regime.
From MarketWatch
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