spoiling

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Cromarty Firth Liberal Democrat councillor John Edmondson, and Independent Inverness South councillor Duncan Macpherson, said there were communities in their wards that did not want street lights spoiling views.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

‘Abbott Elementary’ is always in contention, per usual, but I can’t see it spoiling the party.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

This year the Iran war has complicated things further, with the first shipments delayed or canceled and batches spoiling because of fewer flights and higher oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

“You know how he is. Can’t have him spoiling our good time, now can we?”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone