motivated
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Chief Justice John Roberts gave remarks this week in which he pushed back on the public perception that justices might be motivated by politics.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
The participants may also have been especially motivated to improve their diabetes management, which could have influenced the amount of weight they lost.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
“There were a lot of issues that motivated me to run,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He said that was because jurors did not have to decide what motivated the three defendants.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Whatever motivated him, Lopsang’s decision to tow a client didn’t seem like a particularly serious mistake at the time.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing motivated
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