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[spoil] / spɔɪl /




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And he populates the film with terrific actors, including Giancarlo Esposito as a detective who shares a long history with Harry, and Tatiana Maslany in a role that I won’t spoil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"We've all been on the train when someone starts blasting music or videos from their phone. It gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil the journey," said Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Therefore – and this will either save you the trouble of enduring all eight episodes or spoil them – Pamela Voorhees is revealed to be a victim of a patriarchal industrial plot.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

I figured the real reason he didn’t want anybody to see the rose blankets, it would spoil his surprise for the funeral.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

In the LP’s immediate aftermath, the English musician hungrily scooped up the spoils of her success — playing Coachella’s main stage, starring in a highbrow mockumentary, soundtracking Hollywood’s latest take on “Wuthering Heights.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was like Christmas every Wednesday afternoon as we shredded packages and stacked CDs, occasional stickers and vinyl, splitting the spoils and loading them into our computers — by hand even!

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was crucial in overcoming Jennifer Kupcho's hammer blow long range birdies late on the Saturday evening that allowed the United States to force an unlikely share of the foursomes and fourball spoils.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Today we woke up to no electricity. A lot of food spoils, but as long as they have the opportunity to learn, we make sacrifices," said Chiu.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

As for Tawantinsuyu, smallpox wiped out Wayna Qhapaq and his court, which led to civil war as the survivors contested the spoils.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

An employee at a branch in Odengatan in the capital Stockholm was pictured throwing away bags of spoiled food away.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The proportion of spoiled and blank votes also decreased.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Moët Hennessy provided data from previous spoiled crops to help train the AI algorithm on what to recognize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

For one, I believe audiences should know exactly what they are paying for, and two, I do not think “The Pineapple” can be properly spoiled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Max, you were never going to be anything but a spoiled brat!” a boy cried out.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The contributor wrote that they had seen a rise in "spoilt" children with "demanding behaviour due to overindulgent parenting".

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 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

Defender Victor Lindelof and back-up goalkeepers Tom Heaton and Altay Bayindir were the only other players on the bench so, unless Ten Hag was planning a sensational David James-style substitution, he wasn't spoilt for choice.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

“We are spoilt for choice. We like our meat as meat, and our fish as fish.”

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024

My gown is spoilt and never again will I walk through the streets with my eyes cast down.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

It's set in the fictional world of Prythian, and without spoiling the now six-book series, fans have flocked to the story in their droves to read about the protagonist's dealings with love and the fae.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Sepinwall recalled how, back when “The Sopranos” first aired in the late 1990s and 2000s, most people were watching it at the same time, making it easier to avoid spoiling who got whacked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

But at the risk of spoiling anyone’s vicarious glee, he also won’t be back for season 2.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

San José came close to spoiling the party for the Galaxy early on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The dishes piled up on the table beneath her window, untouched and spoiling, until the servants took them away again.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin


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