driving force
Example Sentences
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As theaters continue to navigate rough waters amid hopes of a durable post-pandemic recovery, celebrity buyers have become a driving force in the effort to preserve some of L.A.’s historic venues.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Brad Gerstner, CEO of Altimeter Capital and a driving force to create the accounts, has made a pledge for kids in Indiana.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The One Ring, a symbol of power and the driving force behind Tolkien's saga dominates the reverse, or tails side of the 50p coin.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The driving force behind this new mandate was a changing mindset in the U.A.E. about the clean energy transition.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
In the spring of 1838, as Darwin tore into a new journal—the maroon C notebook—he had more thoughts on the nature of this driving force.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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