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motivating

  • present participle
    of motivate.
    motivate
    verb (used with object)
    to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.

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Joseph Cavatoni, senior market strategist at the World Gold Council, told the BBC while wars and trade tensions were "playing into some of these decisions", it didn't "top the list" of motivating factors.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

We don’t know what was motivating the solo juror who wanted to send Clancy to jail rather than to a psychiatric hospital.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

“Who would sell grades for a stats course? Why would someone buy grades? What’s motivating them? Why wouldn’t the university be doing something about it?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

If a client wants to buy, he tries to understand what’s motivating the desire.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

He could feel the skillful hand of fate motivating hrm imperatively.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller