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encouragement

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


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“So that gives us great encouragement and being long-term in an environment like this is really hard because of the fast movements and the 24-hour news flow and just so much speed.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Through her encouragement, reading became a social, communal activity and positively relating to one another part of a purpose-driven existence.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Celtic have struggled to build up play against coherent pressing teams, which results in opposition sides being offered too much encouragement when the ball turns over.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s going to be said with encouragement and love, because I truly believe in them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Selkie grunted encouragement, Fred skittered, and Nim scrambled the rest of the way on her hands and knees.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

To get out of the slump and push the quality upward again, I clap my hands and shout encouragements like a ranting soccer coach: “Come on now!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 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

In the Digital Wellbeing settings, tap Bedtime Mode to add further sleep-friendly encouragements, like enabling your Do Not Disturb shield, turning the screen black-and-white or just keeping it off.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 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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