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are driving

  • present progressive
    of drive.
    drive
    verb (used with object)
    to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive back an attacking army;

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Meanwhile, data centers are driving demand for new, sometimes cleaner, power generation, energy-efficiency, and other technologies that climate-tech VCs were always behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

By determining where magma begins its ascent, how quickly it moves and which gases are driving that movement, researchers may be able to build more realistic models of how dangerous eruptions unfold.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Big Tech names are once again creeping toward all-time highs — but different winners are driving the rally this time.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

But now, it is Japanese private firms that are driving business expansion in this latest investment up-cycle.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

That they are driving the whales to extinction.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin