encouraging

Example Sentences

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“While trends are encouraging, we are not satisfied with where we are,” he said during Kohl’s earnings call.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

To help locate and protect similar nesting sites, Danforth and his colleagues have launched a global citizen science initiative encouraging people to report ground nesting bee aggregations they encounter.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Moscatelli uses government funding for public education programs, fencing, and signs encouraging human-capybara coexistence.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

“But it’s an encouraging sign after three years of largely negative industrial profit growth,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Like he doesn’t want to seem too encouraging.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes