motivation

Example Sentences

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One factor reinforcing Block’s motivation for shorting credit is his opinion that there is too much passive investing in the market that automatically exaggerates moves when they come.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Meanwhile Delta Airlines seems to be giving lawmakers additional motivation to resolve their funding dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"The new findings show that the accuracy of a signal can depend on the availability of receivers, not only on the motivation of the sender," said Nieh.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

“I want you to get him to declare Miss Trixie senile and incompetent and to explain the motivation for writing the letter.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole