motivated
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That emphasis on patient choice is what motivated Kakaiya to develop a better way to train clinicians to perform paracervical blocks.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
The general unlikability of his characters—odd ducks motivated by ego, profit or both—doesn’t help.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Researchers also discovered that the strength of this neural pattern is linked to how socially motivated an individual is.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
I didn't have anyone to motivate me, so I motivated myself.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It motivated Mary to dig a little deeper into Wes’s new income flow.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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