driven

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Sales growth was driven by core pricing gains, fuel surcharge revenue and business mix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

This charity says the sex difference is mainly driven by smoking-related cancer types, where incidence rates have been falling for some time in men but not yet in women.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The decline in output was driven by the service sector, which recorded the steepest pace of decline in more than five years.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

For the first two months of the year, Metro’s rail ridership increases were largely driven by weekend riders rather than daily commuters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The lights on the Lagerstrasse were not even lit when we were driven from our bunks at 3:30 A.M.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom