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motivate

[moh-tuh-vayt] / ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt /


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Garfield, a pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, said his experiences with families in the neonatal intensive care unit helped motivate the research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Outside a grocery store, 60-year-old nurse Aila Heilima said she hoped the investment would "motivate young people to stay" in Muhos for work, instead of moving to bigger towns in search of job opportunities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

We should then train adults to motivate, coach and hold students accountable for their progress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Uttam Bhlon Lama, vice president at Independent Power Producers of Nepal, told the BBC's Newsday programme that the rescue of the two men on Friday would "motivate the rescuers to do more".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

It was a mission that would motivate and frustrate her all her life.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function – it motivates us to get the necessities for life.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Those were the words Contepomi used to describe how Messi's greatness as an athlete motivates his side.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

However perverse and depraved the ideas that animate the Islamic Republic and Hezbollah, they inspire the kind of conviction that motivates people to fight grimly on against the odds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

When I got an education, I thought, “Oh, OK, what motivates me? Is it writing? Theater?”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

He looks at the character’s background, what motivates him in the present, what future he imagines for himself.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

“A metric that I would love to have is how motivated those sellers are,” says Jim Egan, U.S. housing strategist at Morgan Stanley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

He has denied the claims and believes the attacks on his work are racially motivated, although the scandal led to him being dropped from France's top literary prize.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Savage was motivated to create this rave for trans women to feel free behind the decks and on the dancefloor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The data also suggests recorded hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation, disability and transgender identity are unchanged or falling.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A plan that isn't motivated by the need for flight and evasion.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

During the COVID-19 pandemic years, central banks brought interest rates close to zero, motivating companies to issue long-term bonds with relatively low yields, such as Apple’s 2.55% bond, which matures in 2060.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

What we found was disheartening but also motivating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Hoang says a motivating factor for her film was to confront cultural norms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"We're competitors but we're also motivating each other, inspiring each other, pushing each other to do better in the races," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

He could feel the skillful hand of fate motivating hrm imperatively.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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