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dis·cour·ages

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of discourages in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of discourages in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of discourages in a Sentence

  1. Linda Stewart:

    The reason for Linda Stewart proposed bill is just to make sure Linda Stewart proposed bill is discourages the use of those two chemicals, i'm not doing this so everyone gets skin cancer. There are so many other sunscreens out there that are reef-safe.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    I think the American people expect some sharp elbows in a campaign, i think what really discourages them, post-campaign, is the inability to govern in a way that is congenial.

  3. Amit Etkin:

    As a clinician and neuroscientist, I would argue it validates a sense a lot of clinicians implicitly have, but our diagnosis system discourages— that there are a lot of similarities between the way patients with different disorders process information, [The findings] allow us to think a little bit more flexibly about our patients and focus on things that don’t fit into [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)] categories.

  4. Thorsten J. Pattberg:

    Few people realize that the Bible discourages people from studying foreign languages.

  5. James R. Cook:

    Private charity discourages poverty while public subsidies encourage it.

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