impetus
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Instead, “Undertone” is like getting to the climactic moment of your favorite horror podcast, only to have the terrifying impetus interrupted by a Squarespace ad.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
The company said it is hopeful of netting a margin of 13%-14% by 2028 as revenue gains further impetus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
That is part of the impetus behind his new book, “The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Geopolitics are also helping to improve economic conditions abroad, providing impetus for currencies to strengthen against the dollar.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
By what impetus, or instruction, was the embryo, and the final organism, generated from sperm and egg?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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