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encourage

[en-kur-ij, -kuhr-] / ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr- /




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The researchers hope their findings will encourage more thorough testing of clothing before it reaches consumers and push manufacturers to adopt safer alternatives during the dyeing process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 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

The festival hopes to encourage artists and fans to turn to comedy, theater, creativity and community instead of despair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"I would encourage the UK government to fulfil their promises and their commitments to Alexander Dennis by reforming those arrangements in relation to procurement," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Those who protested could be penalized under the 1917 Espionage Act, which made it a crime to interfere with the draft or encourage “disloyal” acts.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman