discouragement
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That mix of discouragement and discontent surfaced repeatedly, like a dull ache, in conversations with dozens of voters across the San Gabriel Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 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
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
They got 40 before discouragement, exhaustion, and, eventually, a torrential downpour forced the group to disband.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024
“No,” she said with discouragement, “something turned them away, but I’m afraid it wasn’t my spell.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
We can have no illusions about the discouragements which lie ahead.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
Now his experimentalism and transnationalism aren’t discouragements but invitations to a larger global audience.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 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
In all this western world we find that ministers have many trials and discouragements.
From Gleanings by the Way by John A. Clark
