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motivation

[moh-tuh-vay-shuhn] / ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən /


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He shares that his family, his wife and daughter, provide him with a newfound motivation to make justice a reality for Black people and all other people of color.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

The goal will be to determine whether modifying dopamine activity can improve memory, motivation, and fatigue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

That’s too much motivation for a Sean McVay-coached team to falter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Apple Watch nudged me to “Go for it,” which was enough motivation to tackle a tough indoor interval workout on the bike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

I knew that many gymnasts got injured, had already peaked, or simply lost the motivation to compete by age nineteen, which was how old I’d be when the next Olympics rolled around.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

I still can’t say with certainty why this prosecution was perpetuated—what portion was attributable to the motivations of individual government agents and what portion to forces of institutional inertia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

You know, normally in First Amendment cases, there is a factual dispute about the motivations of government action.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

Each has motivations to settle — including avoiding a years-long court fight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

But his father never did anything without a reason—and from the few words he’d exchanged with Nehemia, he couldn’t help but wonder if she had her own motivations in coming here, too.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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