impetus
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Yes, really: This idea is the impetus for exploring, in the film, whether reducing plastics can help adult men conceive.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
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
Any impetus won’t show until the latter part of the year, Lanxess said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
George Munsey - so often the man to provide impetus at the top of the order for Scotland - struggled to find the middle of the bat as he made 27 from 29 balls.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The impetus to help comes from the local bishop, Hipolito Reyes Larios.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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