driving force
Example Sentences
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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
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
In the view of Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management, investors have to brace for more market swings, with inflation back as the driving force of the broader market from now on.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
In the spring of 1838, as Darwin tore into a new journal—the maroon C notebook—he had more thoughts on the nature of this driving force.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
