Word: spoil
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Toronto, Bridge Expert Oswald Jacoby stuck his neck out: "Canasta is the only game that my wife and I could play . . . with some of our half-witted friends. [It] can be enjoyed by everyone, unlike bridge, where a poor player can spoil the game for others...
...Next week Pettit will report to the Pirates' rookie training camp at San Bernardino, Calif. He will be seasoned this year with the New Orleans Pelicans, a Pirate farm team, and make his big-league debut in 1951. The big question is whether money in the bank will spoil his appetite for baseball, as it did with some other bonus babies, notably Outfielder Dick Wakefield (TIME, Jan. 2). Pettit already has $10,000 on account, and will draw down the rest of his bonus in yearly installments...
...effect, the U.S. policy for the countries of Southeast Asia is: yes, you shall have some candy-one piece at a time-but you must earn it, and then say please. And you mustn't spoil your dinner. To the Communists, the U.S. also said: we're fond of Southeast Asia, but not prepared to fight...
...fact that the council's report also soared off into some sweeping theories about social security and deficit spending did not altogether spoil its conciliatory tone, or diminish its surprise factors. Most of Keyserling's words were sound and sane doctrine that many a businessman had long subscribed to. The wonder was its source...