spoil
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The stock market isn’t convinced that will happen, but more hard-nosed bond investors could spoil the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Damian McKenzie made a clean break which almost put in Will Jordan, and while the Boks killed the ball from the ensuing breakdown, Eben Etzebeth got up to spoil New Zealand's five-metre line-out.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The blackouts disrupt schedules, spoil products and make each workday unpredictable.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
A day trip is plenty of time to visit several—and, if you plan right, spoil yourself with exceptional food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
It did not spoil his birthday, as it did not spoil his father’s lap, but it changed those things so they did not feel quite as good as before.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
He marvels at the latest evidence of the grandchildren’s genius, like any grandfather should, and spoils them with treats and toys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Yet it’s hard to see the spoils of an AI-driven economy trickling down to everyone.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
It may also offer them a cut of the spoils from a tolled Strait, but that hardly sweetens the foul deal for the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Ironically, the easiest way to fund his plans would be to draw on the spoils of faster growth.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
They milked Hazel’s refrigerator for all it was worth, then went door to door collecting from their neighbors, dumping their spoils into the plastic pool.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
That view, unlike a similar one in Spain would be, is not yet spoiled by parasols and day-trippers’ detritus.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
David Matias Rodriguez, an 82-year-old retiree, said he was worried the few things in his refrigerator would be spoiled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
For a long time, he was the player who beat your favorite player, who spoiled the Sundays of the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal superfans, and it gave him a certain notoriousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“If I’m being honest,” said Monty, “now that we’re talking about it, I don’t much care for Tinkerbell. She was pretty scatterbrained, and a spoiled brat.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
"We've been too spoilt in the UK … In other less fortunate countries we wouldn't have a choice."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The contributor wrote that they had seen a rise in "spoilt" children with "demanding behaviour due to overindulgent parenting".
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 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
Fans in New England were spoilt rotten with almost two decades of unbridled success during the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick era - the greatest quarterback and head coach combination the sport has ever witnessed.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
“Yes!” said I. And although my sister instantly boxed my ears, it was highly gratifying to me to see that the answer spoilt his joke, and brought him to a dead stop.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Sand storms blew in from the Gobi, disrupting the ripening process and spoiling harvests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Apparently Tom Holland isn’t the only “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” creative with a bad habit of accidentally spoiling movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Very uncomfortable to say the least. Really spoiling our cruise and the crew are trying to laugh it away."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Without spoiling the season’s outcome, I’ll just say that line is a guarantee of satisfaction even though we know this is the last serving we going to get.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Or maybe it was the time of year—the last dregs of winter spoiling the taste of everything.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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