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- verb Present participle of
incourage .
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Examples
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I find it to be incouraging and water for a thirsty garden.
The Art of Frederick Morgan: Examples of 19th Century Modest, Feminine Dress 2009
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By allowing and incouraging underage sex we could turn these young boys into strong hetosexual role models for our future.
The Socialist Conspiracy of Debbie, Emmanuel, and "Deep Throat" Austin Cline 2009
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Today was incouraging, but when asked, not one of those people on that parade route had an idea of what to do, they just knew it was going to get bad, because it is already bad.
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; Madagascars, 9 5/8; Saffron Hill and Rookery Junction, 24; and the new lines in prospick equily incouraging.
Burlesques 2006
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; Madagascars, 9 5/8; Saffron Hill and Rookery Junction, 24; and the new lines in prospick equily incouraging.
The diary of C. Jeames De La Pluche, Esq., with his letters 2006
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Laura Bush (a mother, a wife, a first lady) is willing and incouraging media to ignore to inform true picture of war (soldiers and innocients alike dying and suffering pain unlike she has yet to experience).
Think Progress » Laura Bush Slams Media For Ignoring Good News In Iraq 2006
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St. Patricks day was a big drunk that I can't remember much of except that Caleb was incouraging me to kiss this young girl at the bar where I lost my coat.
miss-k2 Diary Entry miss-k2 2005
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Yeah, we really need to be incouraging people to keep using their SUVs.
More Hummer ranting and other whatnot missleigh 2005
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St. Patricks day was a big drunk that I can't remember much of except that Caleb was incouraging me to kiss this one girl at the bar where I lost my coat.
miss-k2 Diary Entry miss-k2 2004
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Bishop of Limisso standing vp there, incouraging the Souldiours.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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