1.   Helping spur the exodus were the graphic leaflets dropped overnight from a U.S. plane.

2.   If New York were attacked again, would it spur an exodus?

3.   Natural gas sank as newSforecasts for mild weather across the western and central U.S. signaled lower heating demand, spurring an exodus from the expiring January contract.

4.   Natural gas sank as new forecasts for mild weather across the western and central U.S. signaled lower heating demand, spurring an exodus from the expiring January contract.

5.   Wall Street experts said myriad forces spurred an exodus from stocks.

6.   Fighting spurs refugee exodus.

7.   Fears that the ruble will be devalued have spurred an exodus from Russian markets.

8.   The Israel-Palestinian violence has spurred the exodus.

9.   Hundreds of Hutus have died in recent days, spurring an exodus of their kin toward neighboring countries.