rewarding

Example Sentences

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Is the deduction having its intended effect, by rewarding people for working more?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

But when you have a microclimate kind of culture feeding in toxic behavior and rewarding toxic behavior over and over again, it breeds it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Social media companies should do more to combat this kind of misinformation, including "amending their algorithms to make sure they're not rewarding poison and division" and labelling AI content clearly, Sir Sadiq said.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The stock market is rewarding companies that seek out secular growth opportunities and don’t just rely on financial engineering to drive shareholder returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The whole exercise was repeated daily for a week, and each time Penelope made the children sit still under the tree a bit longer before rewarding them.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood