perishable
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I gather my cleaning supplies in advance and fill a cooler with ice to hold anything perishable while I work through the fridge and freezer.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Think small, perishable, and plausibly ironic like a single excellent chocolate bar, a slim paperback with a clever premise, or a novelty that suggests taste rather than effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Last year, it began making same-day deliveries of perishable goods — a service it plans to expand this year, escalating the threat to delivery apps and other retailers.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026
Amazon expanded same-day perishable grocery delivery to over 2,300 US cities, more than doubling its previous coverage.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
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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