perishable
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Arrange flowers, prepare a simple dessert spread and refrigerate anything perishable.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Watch for the spikes in produce, meat and other perishable foods that have to be harvested and hauled on diesel-powered farm equipment and shipped on diesel-powered trucks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Farmers have often complained about how little they are paid for their perishable produce at such times - but they have few options because of limited processing or storage capacity.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
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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