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encouragement

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


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With Musk’s encouragement, Lowe launched Restore Britain later that year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

During the game, if he isn’t on the field, Rhoa can be seen giving encouragement to every player.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

It adopts a helpful no-punishment philosophy: If you don’t meet your goals or you step away from the app for an extended amount of time, it only sends encouragement.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

Rose will have seen enough to deliver early signs of encouragement amid the disappointment of such a painful late loss.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

In this strange room, which smells faintly of traveling salesmen, the clapping sounds like encouragement, even though it’s only praise for the lasagna that has come out of the oven.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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

A group of men were using their bare hands to try and free her as an anxious crowd stood outside, calling out encouragements to the rescuers.

From Reuters Nov. 7, 2023

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

There were no significant moments of tension or any real contretemps, just the usual pleasantries, mild encouragements and civil interactions accompanying a golf round.

From New York Times Nov. 26, 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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