Example Sentences

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Sluggish sales have discouraged builders from being more aggressive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The influx of nutrients from the landslide may have supported these communities, while the release of toxic sulfur compounds could have discouraged other marine life from disturbing them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Gavaskar said he understood Vettori may not have understood the dynamic but that the franchise owner should have discouraged the purchase.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Nvidia has also been targeted by Chinese authorities, who have discouraged the use of its artificial-intelligence processors by domestic customers.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

That move would have discouraged me and might have really got me down if Nick hadn’t picked up his game big time.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers