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spurs

  • present tense form
    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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She had a secret that spurs her husband, Barr, to keep one of his own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Americans buy lots of stuff to outfit new homes, like furniture and appliances, and housing turnover also spurs renovation projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"If it doesn't let the academic side suffer, then I think being offered something like that really spurs on people to be better in gaming," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The onset of dementia in Árni spurs his grandson to consider what’s lost when the markers of memory depart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

I found his full kit: uniform, sword, boots and spurs, and a cap.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck