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[spur] / spɜr /




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Both see a need to move homeless people into housing, and both have said that Measure ULA, the city’s tax on high-end property sales, needs to be rewritten to spur apartment construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Though Iran complained about Israel’s earlier attacks in southern Lebanon, the strikes did not spur a reaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Geopolitical risks appear to be a major spur to central bank gold purchases, the ECB said in its report.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“Our U.S. Equity Sentiment Indicator currently registers just 0.3, pointing to modest investor positioning. An improvement in the geopolitical outlook or dovish shift in rate market pricing would spur further equity market upside.”

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I’d recently undergone surgery on that ankle to remove a bone spur.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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