motivation
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If every Miyazaki movie has a whiff of biographical relevance, one might see “Kiki’s Delivery Service” as his statement of creative purpose and motivation.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Evans stated how she used anger as motivation in her signature discipline.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Other armies have certainly been parasitic,” Mr. O’Connell writes, though most have had a separate political motivation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"It is obvious that Ms Ghost, a 49 year old woman, should have appreciated the inappropriateness of her conduct regardless of whether there was any sexual motivation or conduct," the judgement read.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Where is our motivation? Credit us with a minimum of sense.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
To survive, they’ve had to connect with groups that have almost incomprehensibly different motivations.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
“It authorizes only a sharply limited inquiry of candidate qualifications, demands nothing of their motivations, and trusts that ‘Alaska voters are not easily fooled.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The research reports, from JPMorgan and Panmure Liberum, offer different motivations for the exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Nandini's sari speaks to two motivations, he adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
They often have an uncanny ability to sense feelings, intentions and motivations.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing motivation
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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