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is spurring

  • present progressive
    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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AI is spurring business spending on computer chips and servers, as well as downstream for electric power generating and cooling equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Nevertheless, this expansion of the government’s financial tool kit and steps to support development is spurring renewed enthusiasm for mining company investment outlooks and the potential for investor returns.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

The movie is spurring a $15-million capital campaign to support the work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024

The advent of AI is spurring tech leaders to pursue new sources of growth, laying the digital infrastructure of the region’s future.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

It is there all the same, and his success is spurring the agents to further efforts.

From Private Peat by Harold Reginald Peat