perishable

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Both require skills and training that are perishable, and staffing needs that follow a large and predictable pattern of fluctuating demand by hour of the day, and the day of the week.

From Seattle Times

Whatever meats, ice creams and other perishables are leftover when he shuts down Sunday are going into the freezers, which he hopes will stay powered.

From Washington Post

“If you’re staying at home and there’s a prolonged outage, you want to use perishable food from the fridge first, then the freezer food,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, thousands of Afghans and Pakistanis are stuck at the border and hundreds of trucks loaded with perishable goods have been waiting to cross.

From Seattle Times

Concerns of food poisoning and botulism meant we had to throw out perishable food anywhere near its expiration date.

From New York Times