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motivation

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


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For mothers who left sports behind, getting back in the game takes more than motivation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

What really mattered, in the long run, was how WMU responded, if they could convert a hard moment into emotional maturity and motivation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that allow nerve cells to communicate, and dopamine helps regulate functions that include mood, motivation, and thinking.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

You started with almost no financial knowledge, climbed out of serious debt and used that experience as motivation to turn your life around.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

I wanted to believe his motivation was to save and preserve the treasures of the art world.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

This weekend, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for the pace of AI development to slow and be more closely monitored, as the company has done before, though some have questioned the motivations behind this.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

In a sane world he would provide answers that could facilitate greater understanding of his actions and motivations, and how he believes those actions will benefit the American people.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

The program is designed to help students “acclimate to the demands of college and allow intrinsic motivations to guide personally meaningful academic journeys,” the school said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Wright denied political motivations in the weeks and months that followed, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in October that the decisions were “all based on facts.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The thing was, Joe had never had a firm grasp on anything, he had never really understood his own motivations, he had never had an idea where he was going.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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