encouraging

Example Sentences

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Their work on advanced melanoma - once a death sentence - has saved countless lives, and their encouraging findings in treating Scolyer's brain tumour have triggered an early stage clinical trial in the US.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

"It's been encouraging to see the survival rates for breast cancer improve over recent decades, and we'd love to see the same gains in prevention."

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Still, “Time and Water” collapses the notion that we are somehow separate from these ancient, essential formations: an encouraging hello to the future from inside a sobering goodbye.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

What AI appears to be doing for now is slightly reducing the need for companies to fill or keep certain jobs — while encouraging others to hire more people.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

I noticed there was no similar plea encouraging me to conserve the hot water that came with my fifteen-dollar pot of room-service tea, but that apparently was a different kind of water.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris