driving force
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The paper noted that he’s “best known as the driving force behind the effort to increase housing development in California.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It could be a last show for Saint Laurent's Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello, who has been the driving force behind the brand's success for the past decade but is reportedly heading for the exit.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
If each conspiracy theory evolved from a dark mind, if human cruelty were the driving force behind all of this, there would be little hope for us.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Pickard, from Blandford Forum, was the "driving force" behind the scam, the court heard.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
When historical or archaeological dates are examined in detail, they fail to support the view of irrigation as the driving force for state formation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
