spur

Example Sentences

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And it’s spurring the creation of hardware such as smartglasses and robots.

From Los Angeles Times

If anything, it appears the pressure of winning the title has spurred them on.

From BBC

That could help spur sales of digital games, which are higher margin for Nintendo than physical copies.

From Barron's

European Union framework aims to spur further investment in initiative potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Australia's vast coastline and small population have spurred its focus on developing robot submarines and fighter jets, with a wary eye on China's naval build-up in the Indo-Pacific.

From Barron's