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spurs

  • present tense form of spur (3rd person singular).

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The team of volunteers are "immensely proud" of their efforts, added Julian, and hearing from the charities how the money is used to help people "spurs you on to make more."

From BBC May 19, 2026

Read: Coinbase will lay off 14% of its staff as AI spurs ‘a new way of working’

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

As rising data usage spurs operators to roll out more 5G sites, Indus Towers could enjoy higher tenancy ratios.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Cromb has held community meetings with villagers as the incinerator proposal spurs a backlash.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

He saw the dark horny feet of the men and their ragged white clothes, and he heard the creak of leather of the saddle and the clink of spurs.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck