driving force
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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
That constant swirling is a driving force behind bursts of energy from the Sun, creating so-called space weather, that can disrupt Earth's power grids and satellites, and could even injure astronauts.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
McCreary says Brendan is often the driving force of their lyrical efforts, and “sometimes we co-write with other people. Claudio Sanchez wrote all the lyrics on ‘Sweet Misery.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In 1856 he became head of the natural history section of the British Museum, in which capacity he became the driving force behind the creation of London’s Natural History Museum.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
