spoil
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On the morning of 21 October 1966, a colliery spoil tip collapsed on the hillside above Pantglas Junior School, sending tonnes of slurry crashing through the building and nearby houses.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
To spoil too much of this extraordinary transition would be a disservice to anyone who hasn’t yet seen “Blue Heron.”
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But it’s not this reviewer’s position to tell you what “a lot” is — loose lips spoil scripts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
They would spoil the pristine purity of Vernon Point’s only “esplanade”—a befuddled Kyra not having realized she lives on one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“Driving that would spoil the whole secret part of ‘secret agent.’
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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