spurred

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Seven months after the payout was announced, the D.A.’s office opened a probe, spurred by claims that some plaintiffs made up stories of abuse and were never in county custody.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Many of the bills were spurred by AI developer Anthropic’s recent spat with the Pentagon, which raised questions about the Defense Department’s guardrails for keeping a human involved when AI is used.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

They’re ubiquitous across the Western world — an architectural infection spurred by capitalism’ need for generic efficiency borne of economies of scale.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Artificial intelligence has spurred historic demand for memory while supply remains tight, resulting in skyrocketing prices and wider margins.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A touch of a spurred heel made his horse first start and rear, and then bound away; the dog rushed in his traces; all three vanished,

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë