spurred

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Public opposition to healthcare buyouts has grown in recent years, spurred in particular by the disruptive bankruptcies of hospital operators Steward Health Care System and Prospect Medical Holdings in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The heckling spurred Burnham on to raise the issue in cabinet, contributing to the launch of a second inquiry into the disaster.

From BBC • May 14, 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

Instead, spurred by her irrepressible enthusiasm, she invited friends and colleagues to view her precious Surinam sketches and specimens, which she had “dried and well displayed in boxes where they can be seen by all.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman