are encouraging
- present progressive of encourage.
Example Sentences
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Health officials are encouraging parents to plan now for updating their kids’ vaccines, with the new school year only a few weeks away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Some therapists are encouraging patients to cut ties with family members as a form of self-care, sparking debate among relationship researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In a separate speech on Wednesday, however, New York Fed President John Williams said: "There are encouraging reasons to expect that inflation has peaked and should edge down in coming quarters."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
“They are proposing to deprioritize it at the same time that they are encouraging plans to invest in more complicated, opaque investments. It’s infuriating.”
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The reports they come back with are encouraging: They have met lots of natives and have been welcomed into their villages, invited to eat with them and watch their dances.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
