spoils

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Atreides says he would call their daughter Ghanima, which is a name native to the fictional Fremen people in the film, meaning "spoils of war".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The potential spoils from prediction markets haven’t done much to help DraftKings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Carter’s administration instituted the most sweeping reforms of the civil service since 1883’s Pendleton Act, which replaced the spoils system and created a professional, merit-based system.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Panichelli stepped up and dispatched the resulting spot-kick in the 97th minute to ensure the spoils were shared at the Velodrome.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

According to custom, Caesar exhibited his war spoils in a procession of prisoners and treasure that paraded through the streets of Rome.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby