motivation
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But ask his star quarterback if there’s any extra motivation this week to beat Oregon, and you won’t exactly get the same sentiment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The goal will be to determine whether modifying dopamine activity can improve memory, motivation, and fatigue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Let your motivation level determine the size and scope of the project.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
She was struck by Gilt employees’ motivation and dedication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Boredom in teenage boys is a powerful motivation to create chaos.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Just as your altruism or kindness can lead you astray, so can other motivations, like greed — participating in a get-rich-quick scam that seems too good to be true.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
You may or may not buy the mutual attraction the series insists upon, or for that matter, trust the lovers’ motivations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Meanwhile, Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei called for the pace of AI development to slow and be more closely monitored, as the company has done before, though some have questioned the motivations behind this.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I don’t pretend to know the motivations of Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and other tech titans who last weekend announced their view that the development of artificial intelligence requires government oversight to avert global catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But now the motivations behind these things are getting less and less easy to understand.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
Vocabulary lists containing motivation
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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