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spoliation

[spoh-lee-ey-shuhn] / ˌspoʊ liˈeɪ ʃən /








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Tate director Maria Balshaw said it was "a profound privilege to help reunite this work with its rightful heirs" and that she was "delighted to see the spoliation process working successfully to make this happen".

From BBC Mar. 28, 2025

“The City’s conduct cannot be excused as ‘imperfect document management;’ ... its ‘explanation’ for its admitted spoliation is unconvincing to say the least.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2024

A week after the spoliation motion, on April 25, the city and Marigold filed to settle the case.

From Seattle Times Jun. 24, 2022

There is usually an artist somewhere at the bottom of that story of spoliation.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2022

Such women are the horror and spoliation of every hunting-field.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Nannie Lambert




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