driving force

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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 Devil Wears Prada” taught me to appreciate film in a profound, scholarly way that would later become my life’s driving force.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

What was the driving force behind telling this story and why now, more than a decade after his death?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

WASHINGTON—At a recent gathering of tech executives and lawmakers, David Sacks pitched artificial intelligence as a driving force of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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