motivation

Instead, it tilts into becoming a caper flick as Seyfried’s commitment to understanding her character’s motivation inspires the actor to invite herself along.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

But Spanish Olympic triple jumper Ana Peleteiro-Compaore Brion questioned the motivation for the support.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

For Yarahmadian, the motivation behind the research extends beyond the mathematical challenge.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Part of the LSE’s motivation for running the private markets venue is to forge early links with young private companies that might one day want to go public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Dr. Shurley reported to Lovelace that Jerrie Cobb had high motivation to become an astronaut.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Secessionist movements regularly have "economic motivations," but typically those are married to a linguistic or nationalist component, Griffiths said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

You know, normally in First Amendment cases, there is a factual dispute about the motivations of government action.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Just as your altruism or kindness can lead you astray, so can other motivations, like greed — participating in a get-rich-quick scam that seems too good to be true.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

I don’t pretend to know the motivations of Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and other tech titans who last weekend announced their view that the development of artificial intelligence requires government oversight to avert global catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

I am not suggesting that a man become a robot and rid himself of all personal feelings and motivations.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela