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verbruin, hurt

verbbaby, indulge
verbdecay, turn bad

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It was as though he wanted to have the vast spoils of the world all for himself.

THE TANGLED HISTORY BEHIND DAVID FINCHER’S MANK — AND ITS LINK TO CITIZEN KANE — EXPLAINEDALISSA WILKINSONDECEMBER 4, 2020VOX

When Jones County Confederates tried to steer a corn-filled wagon through the county en route to Mobile, Alabama, Newton and his fellow soldiers opened fire and took the wagon as spoils.

THESE PIONEERS TRIED TO GET THE CONFEDERATE FLAG OUT OF MISSISSIPPI 156 YEARS AGOFIONA ZUBLINDECEMBER 3, 2020OZY

The problem is that the spoils from technology-driven productivity gains have not been shared equally.

MIT REPORT: ROBOTS AREN’T THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE FUTURE OF WORK—POLICY ISEDD GENTNOVEMBER 23, 2020SINGULARITY HUB

Later, laaities in town would cross blocks to crowd into living rooms where we sat in front of the machines of more fortunate sons, garlanded in their spoils and praise as we cracked consoles our parents couldn’t afford.

FICTION: QUIET EARTH PHILOSOPHYKATIE MCLEANOCTOBER 21, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Connected TVs are streaming more video than ever to people in Europe and Samsung wants a share of the spoils.

‘WE WANT TO BE AS FRICTIONLESS AS POSSIBLE’: SAMSUNG RAMPS UP ITS PITCH TO ADVERTISERS ACROSS EUROPESEB JOSEPHOCTOBER 15, 2020DIGIDAY

If I can be one member of a duopoly, I actually hate my rival much less than I hate the idea of anybody else who would interrupt that rivalry, because we are splitting the spoils now.

AMERICA’S HIDDEN DUOPOLY (EP. 356 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020FREAKONOMICS

She says she ain't going to spoil her children by sparing rods when our 'upper lot' is full of 'em.

DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMOND

If only we could obtain running powers to Limerick and carry them back to Ireland, we should have secured some of the spoil.

FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOW

Thy riches and thy treasures I will give unto spoil for nothing, because of all thy sins, even in all thy borders.

THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS

A soiled bonnet cap, untidy strings, or torn gloves and collar will utterly spoil the prettiest costume.

THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY

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