spur
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The $300 million Neighborhood Transformation Initiative cleared blight but failed to spur broad reinvestment in targeted areas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Though Iran complained about Israel’s earlier attacks in southern Lebanon, the strikes did not spur a reaction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Some analysts said the varying decisions made by index providers could spur greater divergence between the performance of funds tracking different indexes in coming months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“Our U.S. Equity Sentiment Indicator currently registers just 0.3, pointing to modest investor positioning. An improvement in the geopolitical outlook or dovish shift in rate market pricing would spur further equity market upside.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 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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