discouraging

Example Sentences

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Those brokerages typically have policies discouraging users from quickly selling, or “flipping,” IPO shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Finding out your coworker earns more than you can be discouraging and may make you question your own worth.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Widening losses can be discouraging, but for early-stage quantum companies, the numbers only tell part of the story.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The Indian government is trying to alleviate pressure on its currency by discouraging gold imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It urged the Congress to “take such measures in their wisdom, as the powers with which they are invested will authorize, for promoting the abolition of slavery, and discouraging every species of traffic in slaves.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis