motivated
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Motivated by this success, Dudin, Dey, Guichard, and Hamel began a long-term collaboration.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
Motivated reasoning occurs when people bias their thinking to arrive at a conclusion that matches their own desires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Ms McKinney filed her claim under New York’s Victims of Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act, which allows victims to file claims regardless of when the abuse occurred until 2025.
From BBC • May 22, 2024
Motivated by the idea of financial success, she took a job with a bank near Philadelphia.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2024
Motivated by fear of capture—and worse, she jerked sharply back on her left rein and kicked smartly with her left heel into his still-heaving flank.
From Si'Wren of the Patriarchs by Cheney, Roland Jon
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