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encourage

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




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"We would encourage all parties to continue working collaboratively in the interests of patients and to support the stability of the health service," he added.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Having a simplified menu of tools and functionality helped encourage Townsend Harris to switch to NumWorks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

This time, I allowed myself room to play and to make mistakes, just like I encourage my daughter to do.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Supporters say the laxer regime could encourage more companies to go public; investors, hungry for data on corporate performance, oppose less-frequent reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The crisp air, the sunlight, the movement on the river, and the moving river itself,—the road that ran with us, seeming to sympathise with us, animate us, and encourage us on,—freshened me with new hope.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Surprising stats for someone who use to have a poster that read "Don't vote, it only encourages them".

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Amyloid beta places additional stress on nerve cells, and that stress encourages the formation of more inactive GRK2 and more GRK2 aggregates.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

It encourages physical activity throughout the day, cooking fresh, local ingredients, and sitting down for a slow meal with family and friends.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Shawna Newman, the owner of Just Reddit Agency, said she encourages brands to think of Reddit as just one part of their wider search and AI optimization campaigns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Didu encourages me to launch an after-school Fashion-Design Club, but I can't find a faculty member at Carver to sponsor it because none of my teachers can thread a needle.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

They may also have been encouraged by Everton being told in June that they must pay Burnley £35m in compensation over the impact of a breach of the Premier League's financial rules.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

GM, in a statement, said vehicles made with North American labor and parts should receive preferential tariff treatment, and that it’s encouraged by progress made on trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The company encouraged employees to spend time testing out the chatbots, Matan Zinger, a former Google engineer who worked on products like Search and Google Wallet, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

“Anyone who hasn’t received a 2025-26 dose, or is due for the second dose, is encouraged to get vaccinated now, before the next COVID-19 surge,” according to a slide in Pan’s presentation to health professionals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

I believed he was naturally a man of better tendencies, higher principles, and purer tastes than such as circumstances had developed, education instilled, or destiny encouraged.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Despite the encouraging findings, BifidoSumIL-2 has not been tested in humans.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

In fact, one of my co-workers, who is a single mom with two kids, recently had an emergency appendectomy and was trying to work the next day, and we were all encouraging her to rest.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

It’s everything you see in those influencer videos encouraging you to sign up for a pricey credit card so you can redeem points for the lie-flat life—and more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

It is believed about one million people could benefit from the change, which forms part of the government's focus on reducing the cost of living and encouraging people into work.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

We were encouraging each other, hyping ourselves up.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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