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are spurring

  • present progressive
    of spur.
    spur
    noun
    a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a riding boot and has a blunt or pointed metal part projecting from the back: used by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward by pressing the projection against the horse’s flank.

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The company said its “new business model” agreements, which offer improved visibility into customer demand, are spurring confidence in these targets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

And European authorities are spurring firms to do better.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The outages, as well as regular shortages of food, medicine and other basics, are spurring frustrations.

From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026

Plans from Sens. Cory Booker and Chris Van Hollen are spurring debate within their party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

For, as wakening drums, Your voice shall set his blood stirring;   His heart shall grow strong like the main    When the rowelled winds are spurring,     And the broad tides landward strain.

From Dreams and Days: Poems by George Parsons Lathrop