motivations
Example Sentences
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You know, normally in First Amendment cases, there is a factual dispute about the motivations of government action.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
Just as your altruism or kindness can lead you astray, so can other motivations, like greed — participating in a get-rich-quick scam that seems too good to be true.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
You may or may not buy the mutual attraction the series insists upon, or for that matter, trust the lovers’ motivations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
This weekend, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for the pace of AI development to slow and be more closely monitored, as the company has done before, though some have questioned the motivations behind this.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The facts, anyway; no one can say about the actual motivations.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
