- present tense form of spur (3rd person singular).
spurs
Example Sentences
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It is pushing the adoption of stablecoins, which in turn spurs demand for Treasury bills as backing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Christensen hopes artists engaging with the river spurs conversation for more equitable green investments that benefit communities and the environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The team of volunteers are "immensely proud" of their efforts, added Julian, and hearing from the charities how the money is used to help people "spurs you on to make more."
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
As AI spurs higher data volumes, corporate systems are becoming more complex, driving up interest in Datadog’s monitoring services, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Thomas Blakey wrote in an April 30 note.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
But in their whispered exchanges in the zeppelin, he’d explained about the power of his poison spurs: he couldn’t go on using them continually, because with each sting, the venom weakened.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
