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motivation

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


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MICKELSON’S MOTIVATION: Phil Mickelson won for the 43rd time on the PGA Tour with his playoff victory in the Mexico Championship.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2018

MOTIVATION: “If you love football, you don’t have to get motivated to play anybody. You’re just grateful to be out there no matter who you’re playing,” Vanderbilt safety Ryan White.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2017

In their continuing search for means to spur new growth, commission members have isolated some of the factors that hold down the nation's output per man-hour: LOW MOTIVATION.

From Time Magazine Archive

MOTIVATION: My life in suburbia, which had seemed stale for a long time, now seemed absolutely inane.

From Time Magazine Archive




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