perishable
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And they need to offer at least one perishable variety in three of the four.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Higher fuel prices have increased the cost of transporting and refrigerating perishable foods.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Some contracts do indeed provide compensation in the event they get stuck due to a conflict, particularly for perishable cargoes.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Italo Atencio, president of a national supermarkets association, said prices have dropped substantially on perishable goods such as beef, chicken and eggs because those products are sold the fastest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
But the Pullman strike halted all train traffic through Chicago, and the perishable foods rotted in their traincars.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing perishable
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 10
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -able, -ible
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The Dead and the Gone
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