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

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

Ms McKinney filed her claim under New York’s Victims of Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act, which allows victims to file claims regardless of when the abuse occurred until 2025.

From BBC • May 22, 2024

Motivated by fear of capture—and worse, she jerked sharply back on her left rein and kicked smartly with her left heel into his still-heaving flank.

From Si'Wren of the Patriarchs by Cheney, Roland Jon