motivation
Example Sentences
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“My motivation for running is that kids, women, families, my friends, my neighbors, the residents around me of L.A. County, are struggling and they don’t have to be,” Almario said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
A research team led by Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi from Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology investigated whether deficiencies in certain vitamins could be connected to fatigue and motivation levels.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
At this point in a career, I feel like the question is, where do you get the motivation, ambition and creativity to do anything?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
She has a personal motivation to make that a reality.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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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