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has spurred

  • present perfect
    of spur (3rd person singular).
    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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Home prices have also been on a tear in San Francisco, where the artificial-intelligence tech boom has spurred wild bidding wars.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The multiyear housing market slowdown has spurred a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the sector.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

That park, Dollywood, has become a destination attraction and has spurred development in the Great Smoky Mountains region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

That effort has spurred the city to green-light more than 40,000 units.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

History has moved with pace since then, and Phorenice has spurred it.

From The Lost Continent by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne