motives

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Research by London's City Hall found a sharp increase in social media posts like these over the past two years and identified two main motives.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

OpenAI's legal team has questioned Musk's own financial motives.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“We don’t really understand why they’re being removed … There aren’t clear criteria or mistakes that they’ve made. So it’s hard to say what the motives are.”

From Salon • May 1, 2026

His strategic motives aren’t that different: to deny a hostile power the means to dominate the region, and to protect Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“So is being suspicious of someone’s motives just because she’s pretty,” I say.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth