impetus
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Still, RMI’s Tatarenko says it’s important to work on these technologies now and not wait until 2030 and 2040s, adding that the past few years of energy shocks only provide more impetus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Another impetus for the merger plans might be the sales struggles Tesla has been experiencing and the vast technological challenges from robotaxi competitors such as Waymo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
What would provide impetus for that adjustment in bonds is a rate hike from Kevin Warsh and company on Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
And the decision to send out Hull and Woad first in both the morning foursomes and the afternoon fourballs failed to deliver the impetus Europe's captain Nordqvist would have hoped for.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Steve Reich has been described as the single most influential composer of the late-twentieth century, bringing fresh ideas and impetus to both popular and classical music.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
One of the big impetuses for this is I felt like the kids are the experts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
He starts with the idea that religious faith has common impetuses — a plea for mercy, a call to praise, a desire for salvation — that have found expression in various musical traditions across centuries.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
“If the desire to repair self-worth is one of the impetuses for status consumption, then providing individuals alternate means to restore their self-worth should alleviate this need,” the researchers concluded.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2019
Now this “half a kid” has a kid, and has said one of the impetuses for “Can’t Stop” was to write music his son could listen to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2016
The result is output far exceeding what is usually possible under Traditional Management, because drawbacks are removed and impetuses added.
From The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste by Lillian Moller Gilbreth
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