driving force

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Manifold has since blamed Mathews as a driving force behind his dismissal, some of the people say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Toone adds her dad was "the driving force" behind her football, taking her up and down the country for club matches and travelling abroad for England games.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Waller was a driving force behind the Fed’s three rate cuts in the second half of last year.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The driving force behind this new mandate was a changing mindset in the U.A.E. about the clean energy transition.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The driving force behind Soviet women flying in combat was the world-famous pilot and navigator Marina Raskova.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein