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Garfield, a pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, said his experiences with families in the neonatal intensive care unit helped motivate the research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“How do we get from the Columbian Exchange to Al Qaeda? What would motivate people to create a terrorist group? Why would America be a target?” he asked his class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Uttam Bhlon Lama, vice president at Independent Power Producers of Nepal, told the BBC's Newsday programme that the rescue of the two men on Friday would "motivate the rescuers to do more".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Some employers are likewise using breaks for gameplay as incentives to motivate workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Consider this a pop quiz. This soldier’s identity should motivate you to get it right.”

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

That is what motivates Jake Smith to keep sharing his recovery on social media, with hundreds of men and women messaging him for advice and support.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“And if it hurts, hopefully it motivates those who are in power to make sure that when these things come to light, they put a stop to it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function – it motivates us to get the necessities for life.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Princess Mononoke” proves that sometimes losing too much motivates us to help nature to regain some ground.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Though the pedants are mistaken in insisting that than and as may only be conjunctions, the tree-thinking that motivates their judgment is sound.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

It motivated him to live up to the expectations of a franchise that exists under a spotlight he’s rarely seen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

According to the Ocean framework, extroverts tend to be greater spenders, overconfident and motivated by social goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Surveys suggest that first-time voters here are highly motivated to cast their ballots, with more than 80% saying they are likely to do so.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“It’s a good time to be looking for motivated sellers, buying right and structuring deals that make financial sense.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

No one has ever doubted that Peeta’s defiance was motivated by love.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

During the COVID-19 pandemic years, central banks brought interest rates close to zero, motivating companies to issue long-term bonds with relatively low yields, such as Apple’s 2.55% bond, which matures in 2060.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hoang says a motivating factor for her film was to confront cultural norms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Joseph Cavatoni, senior market strategist at the World Gold Council, told the BBC while wars and trade tensions were "playing into some of these decisions", it didn't "top the list" of motivating factors.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

We don’t know what was motivating the solo juror who wanted to send Clancy to jail rather than to a psychiatric hospital.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Writing empowered European societies by facilitating political administration and economic exchanges, motivating and guiding exploration and conquest, and making available a range of information and human experience extending into remote places and times.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond