motivations
Example Sentences
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We do not yet fully understand the suspect’s motivations, but we have strong indications.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
In a recent interview Lance Dodes, a retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, told journalist Ian Masters that Trump’s motivations are not complex.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
There are other more recent motivations behind gold’s fall, however.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
The antics of the “bewitched” girls are so clearly feigned that the audience can recognize the corrupt motivations of the powerful people who are feeding the frenzy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
But now the motivations behind these things are getting less and less easy to understand.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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