encourage

Example Sentences

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The University of Plymouth's Cosmic Dust in the City project aims to "inspire curiosity" and encourage people to scour gutters and rooftops safely in the quest for micrometeorites.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta held a news conference to encourage California voters to vote early because of service changes at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

On the labor market, he stressed reforms that would encourage Germans to work longer into their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Surely, Jackson wrote, a state can direct doctors to discourage, and not encourage, smoking cigarettes.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

As the teachers passed the George Washington Carver houses, a housing project for poor black families, people came out of their homes to encourage them.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman