spur
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However, further swift gains in the currency pair could spur Japan’s finance ministry to intervene in FX markets to prop up the yen, CBA adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
It tends to keep interest rates high to curb inflation or lower them to spur growth, meaning that current conditions pull officials in different directions.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
That frustration helped spur Colombia and the Netherlands to gather this “coalition of the willing” in Santa Marta.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The hope initially was that bigger tax refunds this year might spur more spending and boost the economy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Perhaps he was hoping in his Behavioralist way that this would spur me to even greater heights of motivation.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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