impetus
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Yes, really: This idea is the impetus for exploring, in the film, whether reducing plastics can help adult men conceive.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Instead, “Undertone” is like getting to the climactic moment of your favorite horror podcast, only to have the terrifying impetus interrupted by a Squarespace ad.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Exporters should expand their business again this year, but not provide much impetus to the economy, the Kiel Institute said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
That is part of the impetus behind his new book, “The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
She shows her power where there is no well-ordered virtue to resist her, and therefore turns her impetus towards where she knows no dikes and dams have been constructed to hold her in.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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