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encouragement

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


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While all of the above looks heavy for the stock market, McElligott offered a little encouragement as well.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

China’s push for self-reliance and encouragement of domestic firms to buy Chinese-made products is also hurting U.S. market share and profitability.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

She also created poetry out of her teen experience of chronic illness, but it wasn't until she received encouragement from lecturers that she began "sending work out to the world".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Two guys are on each side of the table, all four in deep concentration working the rods, while a bunch of spectators jump around, shouting encouragement.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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