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impetus

[im-pi-tuhs] / ˈɪm pɪ təs /


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The impetus to see it through might fade once the crisis has passed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The impetus for the order was Anthropic’s Mythos model.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In the past, I have assumed that letting people know what I do would be an impetus for them to reach out to me if they ever have a financial need or question.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Zvezda Stankova, a teaching professor in the Berkeley mathematics department who is one of the letter’s lead organizers, said the impetus to publicly speak out came in part from her own classrooms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But the medieval theory of impetus produced no such transition.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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