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With Laurie still peeved about Jaclyn’s sleepover with Valentin, the hotel worker the actor had been encouraging Laurie to pursue, the women’s dinner turns into a sharing circle of underhanded observations about each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Mr Bailey said there had been "encouraging news" on inflation, currently at 3.2%, but said it needed "more evidence" it would stay low before cutting rates.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

In a briefing with analysts, Susan Galbraith, executive vice president of oncology R&D, said the FDA response to the data so far had been "encouraging".

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023

Pfizer’s chief executive had been encouraging the belief that the company could deliver initial results by late October.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2020

Candice’s mother had been encouraging her to walk over and introduce herself to the boy, but Candice hadn’t seen the point.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson