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driven

[driv-uhn] / ˈdrɪv ən /


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The move seems driven by reports that Washington and Tehran are considering a roadmap to end the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In September 2025, police stopped a car being driven through Waltham Forest and arrested Amir Muhammad Khadikhel and Ismat Miakhel.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

When might the generative-AI wave that has driven such large gains for semiconductor manufacturers, memory-chip makers and now Meta, for example, take a breather?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Time crystals are unusual physical systems whose internal behavior repeats in a regular rhythm over time, even though they are not being driven by a repeating external signal.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

He was the problem, the distraction that had driven her to this.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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