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encouragement

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


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At Hunter Bookstore, she discovered a wall covered in black sticky notes, where visitors had left messages of encouragement for those affected by the tragedy.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Considered alongside its stars’ tragically brief lives, “Ice Princess” conveys the critical need to give teenagers both stalwart encouragement and the tools to speak up when they need help.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

I hope that anyone reading the book feels the same encouragement to follow their inner muse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Bagehot would recognize the goal: Reduce the encouragement to take risk, known as moral hazard, that offering guarantees in advance creates, but retain the ability to mount a rescue in a crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

It was not the encouragement needed at that moment.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

I wonder how well and efficiently he would have written it with frequent and intermittent shouts being thrown his way, regardless of whether they were insults or encouragements.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

The chat and commenters on Twitter were screaming encouragements, hyped as all hell to have the privilege of watching Malenia fall for the 1,000th time.

From The Verge May 11, 2022

As rescue workers jockeyed to save the boy, throngs of people looking on at the site recited prayers and shouted encouragements to the rescue team.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2022

Unhealthy fan culture should be cracked down on, and voting segments of programmes strictly controlled, with encouragements for fans to spend money to vote strictly forbidden, said the notice.

From Reuters Sep. 2, 2021

If I had not promoted Mr. Weston’s visits here, and given many little encouragements, and smoothed many little matters, it might not have come to any thing after all.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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