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The findings about the bat bridges were demoralizing for Altringham, who during his career appeared at several public inquiries into the impact of road-building projects on bats.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

A 2017 study of adolescents found that trackers negatively added to peer pressure and were demoralizing.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

Those experiences were demoralizing, but she found joy, support and opportunities to grow in Knoxville’s theater community, where she was surrounded by other Black people.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

For Luna Rossa, the events of the Monday were demoralizing after a close tussle on the first three days of the series.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2021

In 1784 the French authorities, realizing that these vagrants were demoralizing the Indians, warned them to get off the soil.

From Betty Zane by Grey, Zane