motive

Whatever his motive, Xie is far from the first person to exploit the uncertainty surrounding North Korea's leadership.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Police have said little about the alleged attacker's motive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Fielder might be fascinated by motive and rationale, but he’s primarily interested in circumstance, and he understands Holmes’ circumstances perfectly.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Salazar’s attorney indicated that length wasn’t especially relevant and shifted the conversation to the business and profit motive of delivering videos, but Barrett was skeptical.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

I didn’t say it proved anything. 8TH JUROR: You said it revealed a motive for the killing.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

But he exited the project early due to creative differences, leaving “It: Welcome to Derry” showrunner Brad Caleb Kane to expand the legend of a woman whose motives were fairly basic.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

“At this juncture,” he said, “I will respectfully refrain from engaging in speculation as to the prosecution’s reasons or motives for their decision to dismiss the felony case against Mr. Lopez.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Regardless of his motives, ownership remains solely with him and his wife, while the parents contribute approximately $1.2 million of their assets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The U.S. and British intelligence services work closely together, and Mr. Trump’s comments suggest the motives of the suspects may go beyond a British domestic act of terror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sorting out the multiple transactions, prices, and motives would be an administrative nightmare.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Hong Kong has become a focus under heightened US-China tensions, which motived him to pay more attention to international affairs, Kam said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

“I said my philosophy is motived by the Beatitudes and by Matthew 25:40 about the ‘least of these,’” Mr. Kennedy recounted.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

“I think that’s why I have useful expertise in trying to solve problems, and am motived to work hard with other stakeholders on consensus solutions.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2017

Here are 21 inspiring quotes that will get you hyped up and keep you motived as an entrepreneur.

From Time ● Aug. 18, 2015

And his own presence on the scene was so strangely motived that it was left for me to marvel alone at this young man, a completely chance-comer, having brought it about on that night.”

From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad

But your Lamia has taught you some subtle 'viperine' reasoning and motiving, for the turning down one street instead of another.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Robert Browning

And through all the talk, through the busy routine of the place, in the men and women working in the hospital, there emerged always that something unseen,—Idea, Will, Spirit, the motiving force of the whole.

From Together by Robert Herrick

Her conception of a play of passion forbids motiving of character, or integration of the development of character with action.

From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike