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The owner of Penalunas says the decision to give food out in the early hours to fire crews was "spur of the moment"

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The regulation, announced Monday, is expected to spur a surge in applications from people whose convictions automatically barred them from owning firearms, the Justice Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

While Big Tech companies are driving the S&P 500’s profit growth to an abnormally high level this earnings season, energy companies are helping spur what could be the index’s highest sales growth in years.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026

“It’s almost embarrassing,” said Stewart, who began the season on the IL while recovering from shoulder surgery and had another IL stint when he aggravated a bone spur in his left foot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Ernest had bought it on the spur of the moment in 1950 as “a place where he could get away from the telephone and the pressures of his regular work,” Molly recalled.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

It is pushing the adoption of stablecoins, which in turn spurs demand for Treasury bills as backing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

But he had proven himself as a superb academic administrator, earning his spurs honing consensus among the fractious faculty cliques on the MIT campus.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The plant's operator Mala Wangzi currently sells all of that domestically, but latiao have acquired new legions of foreign fans spurred by online enthusiasm for Chinese culture, or "Chinamaxxing".

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A wildfire in Big Sur has burned 2,000 acres, spurred evacuations that encompass the Nepenthe restaurant and the Alila Ventana resort, and closed state parks in the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

But in rearing their head one after another, these events have nonetheless spurred fears about AI's capabilities and where these are headed as developers forge ahead.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

A series of high-profile congressional investigations spurred demand for stronger Medicaid oversight and enforcement.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Finally seven or eight Spaniards on horseback spurred on their horses, rushed upon the litter from one side, and with great effort they heaved it over on its side.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

They include food shortages, water contamination, plumbing stoppages, lost mail, and mental health decay, spurring some crew members to jump ship.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

The company said its “new business model” agreements, which offer improved visibility into customer demand, are spurring confidence in these targets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Japan is particularly compelling, Salata said, as shareholder reforms there are spurring local companies to partner with private equity and activist funds to streamline their operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

And European authorities are spurring firms to do better.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Instead of turning back or spurring the horse in a bid for escape, the stranger reined in and slowly approached the bandits, who stood in a crescent, blocking the path.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood