spoilage
Example Sentences
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But once harvested, mangoes continue to ripen quickly, making them highly vulnerable to softening, moisture loss, and spoilage during storage and transport.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
Extensive blackouts led to internet service cuts, public-transport reductions, school closures, and food spoilage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Meanwhile, your executor could work with the landlord to arrange access to care for pets or plants, empty the fridge to prevent food spoilage, and so forth.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026
It was an effort to get rid of her bountiful supply of courgettes before they succumbed to spoilage.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025
First problem: how to preserve fresh meat dressed in Chicago so that it could be shipped without spoilage to customers in faraway cities and towns.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
