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motivator

[moh-tuh-vey-ter] / ˈmoʊ təˌveɪ tər /




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"I always say that my mum was my biggest motivator," said Hill, speaking ahead of her strawweight bout against China's Xiong Jingnan.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Companies pushing AI adoption on employees through fear are using the wrong motivator.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

That’s the greatest motivator for what he does.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Safety is the biggest motivator for Steven, who cited cases such as the triple death crash in St Mellons in 2023 when it took police two days to find the car involved.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

There was another motivator; Terryl remembered her mother-in- law, Alan’s mother, as someone who “didn’t get out of bed, because all she wanted to do was watch TV.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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