ruin
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Another one said: "I hope it doesn't become part and parcel of the English game because it will totally ruin it."
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
“You should really have a good plan before you, you know, you really ruin it,” she said in her own historic 1913 home nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
“It is a virus for which humanity has no cure,” Noah tells his former colleague, implying the mass hysteria caused by the confirmation of aliens will only drive us closer to ruin.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
I’m worried it’s going to make people irritable and ruin the trip.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“We have to get out of here. We can’t ruin her special day!” she said, shaking me out of my stupor.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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