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“We were motivated, we were playing for each other,” Ogwumike said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

That emphasis on patient choice is what motivated Kakaiya to develop a better way to train clinicians to perform paracervical blocks.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

Having seen their impact in Spain, for the first time the players' moves were as commercially motivated as they were for football reasons.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“There is overwhelming evidence that this was not ordinary trading, but a strategy designed to take quick profits through social-media posts motivated by his desire to make a quick buck,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

What, then, motivated Adams to extend his hand across the gap that existed between Quincy and Monticello, then write more than two letters for every one of Jefferson’s?

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis