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The exact number of poppies on the installation is being kept secret, so as not to spoil a competition for people to guess the total.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The incident saw a junior school and surrounding houses in the village engulfed in coal slurry after a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The spike in fuel prices and its knock-on effects on inflation and interest rates had threatened to spoil the gains tied to AI investments in global markets this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That ending, which I won’t spoil here, is where the film most often divides.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

For once she wanted to be the one to spoil the twins a little.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

It was like Christmas every Wednesday afternoon as we shredded packages and stacked CDs, occasional stickers and vinyl, splitting the spoils and loading them into our computers — by hand even!

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was crucial in overcoming Jennifer Kupcho's hammer blow long range birdies late on the Saturday evening that allowed the United States to force an unlikely share of the foursomes and fourball spoils.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Today we woke up to no electricity. A lot of food spoils, but as long as they have the opportunity to learn, we make sacrifices," said Chiu.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

It’s been seven years since the series made its American debut, and revealing much of what happens in season 2 spoils the cliff-hangers of season 1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

As for Tawantinsuyu, smallpox wiped out Wayna Qhapaq and his court, which led to civil war as the survivors contested the spoils.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The proportion of spoiled and blank votes also decreased.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

“I’m not being spoiled with that choice,” he joked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Estranged parents—such as Laura Wellington, aka Doormat Mom—say that estranged children are misguided and spoiled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

She changed the water frequently, but the mealie meal spoiled anyway.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

"He was very kind, he spoilt me a lot. He had a sweet tooth like me, and always knew what treats to buy me," Nastia says.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025

Cher Horowitz was the lovably spoilt, fashion-obsessed Beverly Hills high school girl we took to our hearts in the 1995 teen film Clueless.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025

Defender Victor Lindelof and back-up goalkeepers Tom Heaton and Altay Bayindir were the only other players on the bench so, unless Ten Hag was planning a sensational David James-style substitution, he wasn't spoilt for choice.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

Some could argue British music lovers are spoilt for choice.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024

If you know your heart sorry, I say, that mean it not quite as spoilt as you think Anyhow, he say, you know how it is.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker

Lee, 66, a veteran dog behaviorist and trainer, thinks too many owners are spoiling their pooches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Asked by NBC sideline reporter Zora Stephenson if he was enjoying spoiling the Knicks’ ring night, James grinned and said, “Yeah, I do. It’s pretty special.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

It’s a wild switcheroo from a couple of weeks ago, when the Clippers sounded full of bravado, spoiling for a fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mr. Savo told me to relax, I was spoiling his lunch.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok