spurred
Example Sentences
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She says the impending arrival of the real thing has spurred her to stick to her completion deadline of October 2027.
From BBC
In the 1990s, the neighborhood was further hollowed out, when rising crime spurred an exodus to the suburb of Richmond, which was soon being described as the most Chinese city in North America.
The inexorable spending growth spurred Indiana Republicans this spring to impose reforms, including more rigorous eligibility checks and guardrails to prevent excessive billing.
Mark Rothko apprised Newman of his own progress in 1945: “I hope that you are jealous and will be spurred to greater labors.”
According to Google X founding member Tom Chi, the core issue that initially spurred the self-driving project was a question of optimization.
From MarketWatch
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