spoiled

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Harry Maguire's special day - following his England recall - was spoiled by his sending off at Vitality Stadium, but it was the performance of the officials that had United fuming.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I am very lucky in that I’m a very good sleeper and the few times in my life when I do experience insomnia, it’s infuriating to me because I am spoiled, basically.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Meyers Taylor fought concussions and even a bout of Covid at Beijing 2022 that spoiled another dream: acting as Team USA’s flag-bearer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Brazilian director Karim Ainouz's surreal satire "Rosebush Pruning" premiered on Saturday at the Berlin Film Festival with one of the programme's starriest casts portraying an outrageously spoiled and dysfunctional family descending into chaos.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

According to them, we were evil children, spoiled rotten and selfish.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall