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  • past participle of drive.
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driven

[driv-uhn] / ˈdrɪv ən /


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Much like then, the movement is driven by a convergence of large societal trends—this time the rise of social-media algorithms, changing therapeutic approaches and a broadening definition of trauma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

She and her husband had driven two hours to Paris to bring their five children, aged one to six, to see Pope Leo, she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Even so, their results indicate that the carbon isotope anomaly preserved at Zaonega was driven mainly by events within the local sedimentary basin rather than by a global disturbance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

In 33 postseason games for the Dodgers, he has driven in 25 runs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Their eyes were sunken and red, and they had the wild look of men driven to the end of their ropes by pain and exposure.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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