driving force
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But they largely agreed that social media was the main driving force behind so many young people heading there.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
And so that’s been a real driving force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Copernicus director Carlo Buontempo said parts of the Mediterranean and Atlantic were unusually warm but the developing El Nino "is probably the driving force" behind the record sea temperatures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was also the driving force behind AlphaGo, which won the most important Go match ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
If life on death row is safer than life on the streets, it’s hard to believe that the fear of execution is a driving force in a criminal’s calculus.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
