That spurred a wave of pledges by big meat processors aimed at reducing deforestation by farmers who supply them.

The flag controversy has extended across the U.S. South as the Charleston killings spurred a wave of repudiation by politicians and businesses.

Those returnees have, in large part, spurred a wave of migration from Spaniards who had no connection to the American continent before.

Falling prices have spurred a wave of foreclosures as more borrowers watched the size of their mortgages overtake the value of their homes.

Abe favors aggressive easing to end Japan's tenacious deflation, which has spurred a wave of yen selling that has persisted to this day.