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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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The proposal is spurring urgent responses from local governments faced with the prospect of plummeting tax revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The earnings land as the Iran war is spurring demand for military gear.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024

Some coastal cities are seeing ferry ridership bounce back after a decline during the pandemic, and growing interest in water transit is spurring both new types of ferry services and waterfront development.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

It's there your treachery is spurring me, till I'm hard set to think you're the one I'm after lacing in my heart-strings half-an-hour gone by.

From The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. (John Millington) Synge