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[spur] / spɜr /




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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

This could spur inflationary pressure in Japan and lead to a quicker pace of BOJ rate increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Both see a need to move homeless people into housing, and both have said that Measure ULA, the city’s tax on high-end property sales, needs to be rewritten to spur apartment construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

This suggests that inflation could be starting to spur high-end consumers to buy now because prices are going to continue to rise, McCann said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

One truck, this particular morning, crossed the highway onto the Milagro-Garcia spur and stopped near Joe Mondragon’s beanfield.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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