motivated
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“There is overwhelming evidence that this was not ordinary trading, but a strategy designed to take quick profits through social-media posts motivated by his desire to make a quick buck,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The general unlikability of his characters—odd ducks motivated by ego, profit or both—doesn’t help.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Researchers also discovered that the strength of this neural pattern is linked to how socially motivated an individual is.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Our transaction, as David has described, is motivated to create more content to feed the theaters, then streaming.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
“We had these highly motivated individuals—radar operators and pilots—who would miss attacks or drop bombs on the wrong cities. Why did they fail?”
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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