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the spurred
noun
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
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Here are some of their discoveries: Similar to the spurred roundleaf bat (Hipposideros calcaratus) but differing from H. calcaratus found on the Bismarck Archipelago and Manus island in its slightly larger body size, considerably wider nose leaf and much bigger ears.
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The competition spurred other moves.
The Research Institute of America spurred them on.
The move spurred tall building construction.
The decision spurred community outcry.
The acquisition spurred a fuss.
The criticism spurred him on, he says.
The superluminal jolt spurred physicists to action.
Something clearly spurred the Heat early.
On the contrary, they spurred it.
And the system is spurred by inflammation.
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