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spur
noun as in incitement, stimulus
Example Sentences
Performance is not about stocks—it’s about money coming into this complex, spurring gains across the board.
Performance is not about stocks—it’s about money coming into this complex, spurring gains across the board.
From the 1960s through the late ’90s, spurred by the ready availability of cheap, calorie-dense food—engineered to be irresistible and offered in ever-larger portions—adult obesity rates in the U.S. more than doubled.
Hassan acknowledged that the spate of development was likely to increase competition and had already spurred a rise in rents.
That kind of money has spurred a hiring spree among scores of aerospace and defense tech companies, many of which were started by former employees of SpaceX, which has large operations in Hawthorne.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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