discouragement
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These mistakes, he argues, could lead to stigma and discouragement within local communities as they feel helpless.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
While ChatGPT occasionally offered discouragement, only the chatbots from Snap and Anthropic reliably refused these requests, according to the researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
The responses from San Francisco, both to Benioff and Trump, came swiftly, ranging from calm discouragement to full-blown outrage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
I want to address the discouragement and fear that many who care about democracy and peace and human rights are feeling in America and around the world right now.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
One has to confess, at that moment, to being overcome by a certain sense of discouragement.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
We can have no illusions about the discouragements which lie ahead.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
A player who understands the disappointments and discouragements that not just Capitals fans, but a generation of Washington fans carry deep in their hearts.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2018
This comes on top of other discouragements to growth.
From Economist ● Mar. 1, 2018
After years of discouragements there, and worried that their children would grow up Dutch, the people who came to be known as Pilgrims decided to settle in Virginia.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
He has conquered before, and the thrill of victory over material discouragements may be his again.
From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Arch. Alexander
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