impetus

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In her interview with the political podcast “The Great Battlefield,” she recounted that the writers’ strike was the impetus for Findraiser and said Swalwell came up with the name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Instead, “Undertone” is like getting to the climactic moment of your favorite horror podcast, only to have the terrifying impetus interrupted by a Squarespace ad.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Thales HO 0.39%increase; green up pointing triangle said more generous European defense budgets would boost sales this year and beyond, as fresh Middle East turmoil adds new impetus to a booming European defense sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

One impetus for the selloff is the reported move by Anthropic, one of the leading AI companies, to offer a legal plug-in for its Claude AI tool.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The impetus to engage in a certain kind of behavior is not coming from a certain kind of person but from a feature of the environment.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell