spur
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The apparent spur to the squeeze was that two investors—SRS Investment Management and Pentwater Capital Management—effectively control over 100% of Avis shares.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Investors are now more focused on signs of how Netflix intends to spur growth going forward.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Broad became one of LA.’s most influential civic leaders, using his multibillion-dollar fortune, political clout and forceful personality to spur advancements in the public sphere, particularly in the arts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Real-estate agents and home builders had hoped falling mortgage rates would spur activity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The cataract of Saint-Jean-les-Eaux plunged between pinnacles of rock at the eastern end of a spur of the Alps, and the generating station clung to the side of the mountain above it.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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