spoils

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Although many forecasters predict solid sales growth from November through year-end, they warn that the spoils will be spread unevenly, reflecting winners and losers among both consumers and retailers.

From Barron's

Although many forecasters predict solid sales growth from November through year-end, they warn that the spoils will be spread unevenly, reflecting winners and losers among both consumers and retailers.

From Barron's

The spoils of Empire; the unifying experience of defying Hitler's Germany; and the creation of the welfare state had all bound Scotland tightly into the union.

From BBC

“As I noted to the United Nations Security Council last September, these alleged acts are being investigated by my office as a priority. Children cannot be treated as the spoils of war,” Khan said.

From Seattle Times

“The government now is a coalition of rivals” for government spoils, said Sajad Jiyad, an Iraqi political analyst and nonresident fellow at the Century Foundation, an American research institute.

From New York Times