encourage
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Less formal language learning can encourage us to think more about communication than accuracy.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
They also can encourage settlements once both sides have a better sense of the strengths and weaknesses of their positions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“Items only available for a limited time encourage both rapid purchases and returning to the platform frequently — sometimes multiple times per day — to avoid missing out on items,” the letter said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Literature cannot topple an authoritarian regime on its own, but it can encourage people to reflect on authoritarian tendencies and what that can mean for their own lives.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Momma tells me and Hana all the time how she will always encourage us, but she’s not going to lie to us either.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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