spoilt
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When spoilt votes were excluded, Humphreys won 29% of first preference votes, while Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin, who withdrew from the race but remained on the ballot paper, won 7% first preference votes.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
Cher Horowitz was the lovably spoilt, fashion-obsessed Beverly Hills high school girl we took to our hearts in the 1995 teen film Clueless.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
Defender Victor Lindelof and back-up goalkeepers Tom Heaton and Altay Bayindir were the only other players on the bench so, unless Ten Hag was planning a sensational David James-style substitution, he wasn't spoilt for choice.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024
Some could argue British music lovers are spoilt for choice.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
“Yes!” said I. And although my sister instantly boxed my ears, it was highly gratifying to me to see that the answer spoilt his joke, and brought him to a dead stop.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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