Word: spoil
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spoil victory with more bloodshed...
...refused to debate the divestiture issue with students for more than the 15 minutes he allotted them at the open meeting sponsored by the Student Assembly. Perhaps he is worried that students may spoil the atmosphere for "reasoned debate" with catcalls and insults. A public discussion with Tsongas, however, would provide Bok an atmosphere more acceptable...
...Harvard, Clifford was impressive on the mound, allowing only three hits in the first six innings and only six in the game. The big right-hander gave up only one earned run in the contest, as fielding errors in the sixth and ninth innings allowed Yale to spoil Clifford's shutout bid and give the hapless Elis something to show for their futile trip to Cambridge...
...market's irrationality as well as its volatility, Wurlitzer, the jukebox producer, climbed several points after announcing that it was not expanding into slot machines. Though worried by the jumpiness of the stocks, the New York and American exchanges had been reluctant to do anything that might spoil the action that is profitably increasing volume and enticing people into the market. But the speculation turned even wilder last month after a bullish report by Merrill Lynch cited the gambling industry's "potential to be one of the high growth segments of the economy during the next five years...
...your mind with puffery about craft fairs or "celebrities," but a good newspaper never stops giving you the news, and it's almost always bad. If you don't watch out, you'll catch yourself remembering what an out-of-control mess this country is, and that will probably spoil your weekend...