motivations
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The survey - officially called the Voter Poll - asks tens of thousands of the American electorate their opinions and motivations, and providing a breakdown by age, gender, education and other demographics.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Crystal Lake” and “Carrie” have the unenviable task of taking scary mommies we already know and helping us understand their motivations in new contexts.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
"But that doesn't mean that you have to draw into question people's motivations or their patriotism or who they are."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
I still can’t say with certainty why this prosecution was perpetuated—what portion was attributable to the motivations of individual government agents and what portion to forces of institutional inertia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
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