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Recent Examples of unencouraging
The investigations and any response in this case by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are ongoing (read: pathetically slow and unencouraging).
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Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unencouraging
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Judge John Bates’ temporary restraining order came after Doctors for America sued the government, saying irreparable harm was caused by the loss of dozens of public health websites that the doctors used regularly to treat patients and conduct research.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Without open discussions and mutual understanding, misunderstandings can turn into irreparable divides.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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With an aging global population, rates of Alzheimer’s disease on the rise, high costs of care for those with dementia, and an unpromising landscape for effective drugs, questions of how to prevent or slow progression of the disease are important for all of us—not just taxi drivers.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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The military intelligence agency, HUR, in particular, was seen as an unpromising candidate for collaboration.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The reaction also had to be irreversible to prevent ongoing cycles of reactions between the lithium and the remains of the chemical that brought it there.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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After four years of age, the limited functional retinal tissue degenerates, leading to total and irreversible blindness.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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If a Strand tote marked its wearer as an old-school city dweller, a McNally bag — increasingly ubiquitous as the years went by — had a cachet of its own, signaling membership in a stylish reading community that was unrepentant about both the reading and the style.—
Matthew Schneier,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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People who were utterly unrepentant for assaulting law enforcement.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Unencouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unencouraging. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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