motivate
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We should then train adults to motivate, coach and hold students accountable for their progress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Uttam Bhlon Lama, vice president at Independent Power Producers of Nepal, told the BBC's Newsday programme that the rescue of the two men on Friday would "motivate the rescuers to do more".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
This series is designed “to inspire and motivate Americans” to travel during the country’s semiquincentennial celebration, never mind the astronomical gas prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Jesse Mecham wants to motivate you about money the way fitness gurus get you up off the couch to train for a 5K.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was a mission that would motivate and frustrate her all her life.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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The good ones are attuned to what motivates people on their teams and who works well with whom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“And if it hurts, hopefully it motivates those who are in power to make sure that when these things come to light, they put a stop to it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function – it motivates us to get the necessities for life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
"What motivates me is the game, it's scoring goals," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“The inimitable Locke,” he answered, “saith that mankind is engaged in perpetual uneasiness, and that it is lack which motivates us forward. In our desires, we resemble the action of a two-legged table.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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It was the sort of flavor I could reproduce if sufficiently motivated.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
What Huberman’s worldview proposes is that motivated people can take small actions to relieve themselves of these endemic problems of middle age.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Key leaders such as George Kittle, Fred Warner and Nick Bosa are healthy and motivated after the team had so many walking wounded last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sara’s not just worried that Scott can’t perform in front of a client, she might also think he’s incompetent and not very motivated to do his job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“You can give him a taste. Then he’ll be motivated to work for more.”
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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We don’t know what was motivating the solo juror who wanted to send Clancy to jail rather than to a psychiatric hospital.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
If a client wants to buy, he tries to understand what’s motivating the desire.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I’d love to keep working with debut directors. After the recent films I’ve done and seeing ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ it’s really motivating seeing what they can do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But financial concerns weren't the only motivating factor, LeadingAge's Erin Huppert said.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Writing empowered European societies by facilitating political administration and economic exchanges, motivating and guiding exploration and conquest, and making available a range of information and human experience extending into remote places and times.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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