spurred
Example Sentences
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“And that’s the evidence that spurred the investigation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
The horrors of Nazi eugenics inspired a cautionary tale, prompting a global reexamination of the ambitions that had spurred the effort.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
