- present participle of encourage.
encouraging
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"I definitely saw some encouraging signs on the greens today."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The latest results provide an encouraging starting point for investigating whether rapamycin could eventually help delay or reduce Alzheimer's risk in genetically vulnerable individuals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Officials this week reactivated liquidity-injection tools aimed at encouraging share purchases while boosting the trading volume of state-backed investment funds, according to local media reports.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Novo delivered positive growth rates in the third quarter, sending a very encouraging signal to investors regarding the trade-off between lower prices and increased volume.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
We were encouraging each other, hyping ourselves up.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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