James Surowiecki

Intellectual-property rules are clearly necessary to spur innovation: if every invention could be stolen, or every new drug immediately copied, few people would invest in innovation. But too much protection can strangle competition and can limit what economists call 'incremental innovation' - innovations that build, in some way, on others.

American Journalist

Ernest Istook

Research and development needs permanent tax credits to build the technology that spurs our growth. But no government programs alone can get America's students to study more science and math; parents must push and help their children to meet this goal.

American Politician

Walter F. Mondale

I earned my spurs in the civil rights movement. All my life, not for political but for religious reasons, moral reasons, that's where I've been, and I'm proud of it, and I'll always be there.

American Lawyer

Robin Gibb

I haven't really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next year or next month. I just like to go with the spur of the moment.

English Musician

Kane

I think Trump's done a very good job, especially with the economy, and we see he's cut regulation, I think the tax cuts really help spur some growth.

American Athlete

Jeff Goodell

In reality, studies show that investments to spur renewable energy and boost energy efficiency generate far more jobs than oil and coal.

American Author

Miranda Hart

My mum said to me once years ago, which really spurred me on, 'You're the funniest person I know'. I loved that.

English Actress

Orison Swett Marden

Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.

American Writer

Fallon Sherrock

I don't take any notice of negative stuff said on social media. If anything it spurs me on more.

English Entertainer

Nicholas Hoult

Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation.

English Actor

Spur is part of horse-riding equipment, specifically attached to the rider's heel.

Equestrian Gear

Spurs are not meant to harm the horse, but to signal it to move faster.

Not Cruel

Spurs also symbolize knighthood and valor in historical contexts.

Historical Symbol

In non-literal contexts, 'spur' means anything that drives or urges someone to act.

Metaphorical Use

As a metaphor, 'spur' often suggests positive motivation rather than negative pressure.

Positive Push

When used as a verb, 'spur' conveys the urgency of prompting a horse to move quickly.

Urgent Action

'Spur' implies giving someone a strong reason or motivation to do something.

Personal Impetus

In geography, 'spur' can refer to a natural extension of land or rock.

Geographical Feature

'Spur' can also mean a secondary railway track branching from the main one.

Railroad Branch

 Among the most important of these are white blood cells, known as macrophages, which devour bacteria and damage tissue through a process known as phagocytosis, in addition to producing growth factors to spur healing. And because these tiny soldiers need to travel through the blood to get to the wound site,

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 which spurs the body to generate more glucose for energy, decrease functions not immediately related to survival, like digestion, and can activate a fight-flight-or-freeze response. This is helpful in the short term, but can cause undesirable side effects

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 will only continue to spur greater advances in automatic translation. Perhaps by the time we encounter intergalactic life forms, we'll be able to communicate with them through a tiny gizmo, or we might have to start compiling that dictionary, after all.

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 I was robbed at gunpoint, I was sexually assaulted, and I was sexually assaulted a third time, spurring on very severe panic attacks, where I was failing my classes, and I dropped out of school. And at this moment, people had said to me,

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 tiger cubs the tiger temple incident may have spurred the international community to take more concrete steps to prevent wild tigers from going extinct societies the treaty that regulates international wildlife trade now requires all

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 Two males also occupy this area and, soon enough, they begin competing for her affections. Each has spurs on its hind legs containing a potent snake-like venom. One male fights the other off and courts the female over several weeks,

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 when I did the dance of the great crested grebe by myself suspected but the doctors did not know for another few years and by that time the tumor which made me over produce human growth hormone had grown bone spurs and brought

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 has helped to spur industrialization and also helped in the creation and the building of things like household appliances such as refrigerators and televisions, motor vehicles and even the mobile phones in your pockets.

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 like the duck-bill platypus's webbed feet, bill, and the venomous spur males have on their feet, they are, in fact, mammals. That's because they share the defining characteristics of mammalia

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 spurred on the horn bells launch their aerial assault