motivation
Example Sentences
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More than most Cold War thrillers, this true story offers genuine suspense—and genuine insight into Mitrokhin’s complex motivations.
Lilleaas may have decided against becoming a psychologist, but she’s always interrogating her motivations.
From Los Angeles Times
Jamieson said the centre's "Christian ethos" was a key motivation for creating this space.
From BBC
Numbers are often used in health messaging to guide behavior and spark motivation.
From Science Daily
"It gets you to think about fundamental questions: what were the motivations, what counts as a victory or success, what counts as meaningful change," he says.
From BBC
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