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Motivated by price, convenience, a desire for anonymity, or wariness of interacting with a clinician, some patients buy medication online from a number of online vendors selling drugs manufactured in India.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Motivated reasoning occurs when people bias their thinking to arrive at a conclusion that matches their own desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Motivated by Mack’s example, Still is poised for a breakout season as he competes for a larger role in a stacked secondary group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

Motivated to fill the knowledge gap, the researchers analyzed data and samples from 70 postmenopausal women in Turkey.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

Motivated by passion or logic others go to the end.—A first campaign results in carrying the enemy's out-works and his frontier fortresses, the philosophical army being led by Voltaire.

From The Ancient Regime by Durand, John