motive
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S&P Global said Wednesday it reached an agreement with a group led by majority investor Motive Partners to acquire With Intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
One surprise win was The Motive And The Cue star Mark Gatiss, who won best actor in a play.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024
“The Motive and the Cue” is the 99th production in the series, which began in 2009 and now broadcasts to 700 cinemas around the world.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2024
In “The Motive and the Cue,” Burton tries to stamp his brash personality on Hamlet, while the classicist Gielgud wants something more sensitively attuned to Burton’s deeper emotions.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023
Motive: Was intimately acquainted with Armstrong family, and godmother to Sonia Armstrong.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing motive
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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