spurred

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The operation was privately funded by two German entrepreneurs and spurred intense public debate, with critics suggesting it would only cause the animal distress.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

They have spurred some types of construction, including a boom of tiny homes called accessory dwelling units in California, but they have still left those states short of needed supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Although we had decades of clinical data validating its effectiveness, it was an observation from a longitudinal study of healthy nurses in the 1980s that spurred the largest bump in hormone usage.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The grim conditions spurred inmates to form advocacy groups like Group 31, which was officially created as a nonprofit to lobby corrections officials and lawmakers to improve inmates’ quality of life.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

At that moment the Wraith-king turned and spurred his horse and rode across the bridge, and all his dark host followed him.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien