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  1. Motives

    Motives is a 2004 thriller starring Vivica A. Fox, Shemar Moore, Golden Brooks, Sean Blakemore and Keshia Knight Pulliam. The sequel, Motives 2, was released in 2007.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of motives in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of motives in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of motives in a Sentence

  1. Eric Hoffer:

    Social improvement is attained more readily by a concern with the quality of results than with the purity of motives.

  2. Henry Miller:

    Living apart and at peace with myself, I came to realize more vividly the meaning of the doctrine of acceptance. To refrain from giving advice, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, to refrain, even though the motives be the highest, from tampering with another's way of life - so simple, yet so difficult for an active spirit. Hands off

  3. Dirk Wiese:

    The offender shared a number of posts from populist right-wing websites on his Facebook page. Two clicks online would have been sufficient to determine his political motives.

  4. Eric Schiffer:

    They’ve done some of it. What they can do moving forward is they can have supporters come in that can speak to perhaps the changes that have occurred at Playboy, further affirm that Hefner and his family are no longer involved, and point to others who have actually said positive things about Hefner. It’s also about having people understand what could be some of the motives and drivers behind some of these allegations.

  5. Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah:

    We are against the absolute classification of groups. What is more important is to understand the logic behind why these groups took up arms, their aims and motives.

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