Example Sentences

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The largest U.S. retailer raised its outlook for the year after a surprisingly strong third quarter, saying higher-income shoppers were spurring market-share gains.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Natalia, the owner of a Moscow logistics firm who declined to give her last name because she fears the government, described how sanctions were spurring price hikes.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

Chris Gibson, a Republican congressman who represents the area, said craft breweries and New York City residents were spurring a bit of growth.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2016

Mikhail Gorbachev’s belated attempts to reform the Communist system were spurring on pro-democracy movements across Eastern Europe.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2016

Two minutes more and the entire party of blue-coats were spurring swiftly northward up the winding gorge, the pack-horses lumbering alongside.

From Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. by King, Charles