animating force

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I’ve been trying to cut to, like, the animating force here, and I think that distrust is at the heart of it.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2023

The pair took on hosting duties at “Radiolab” a little over a year ago, when the show’s founder and animating force, Jad Abumrad, stepped down voluntarily after 20 years.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

But behind the scenes, Ted’s opinion continued to serve as the animating force — including, according to multiple people familiar with the family’s thinking, the decision to explore a sale.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023

The new sequel to that podcast, “Once Upon a Time...at Bennington College,” claims Sherman Oaks-bred “Less Than Zero” author Bret Easton Ellis as one of its central figures and its key animating force.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Instead, I sank my energy into being the sole animating force in my little common-area universe.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama