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"He was encouraging everyone around him at that time to have kids and he'd noticed I did not. He offered to make a donation," Zilis said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Essex said a reacceleration in software growth was encouraging, even as the government shutdown weighed on bookings and growth at Red Hat, the Linux software provider, which IBM acquired in 2019.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Dr Jamie Lopez-Bernal, an infectious diseases expert at UKHSA, said it was "encouraging news".

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Dr. Dunford said it was encouraging to see that dozens of U.S. states have now introduced bills targeting synthetic dyes this year.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

That was when the government was encouraging families to eat at neighborhood canteens to reduce housework and allow women to work outside the family.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang