motivation
Example Sentences
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Given the amount of uncertainty and change ahead, passion is what sustains the motivation to keep learning and adapting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
He works in the renewable energy industry, but his main motivation for driving his hybrid is that it's cheaper -- something EV companies in Nigeria are capitalising on since the government removed fuel subsidies.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
"Once again it's our motivation for being involved in this project, is to help those who find themselves in an equally impossible position today," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Now a mother of two, Wie West said part of her motivation to return for this tournament was so her daughter, Makenna, who turned 6 this week, will have memories of her playing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
But Coach Quatrini thought it would give us motivation.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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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