perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-i-shə-bəl 
ˈpe-ri-
: liable to perish : liable to spoil or decay
such perishable products as fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs
perishable
noun
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McLagan traces this shift in reputation to the rise of slaughterhouses in England, which led to a greater availability of meat as well as an oversupply of perishable, hard-to-ship offal.
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Large-scale shipments of perishable foods like eggs are critical to the supply chain, and any disruption can lead to losses and delivery delays.
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Because many food products are perishable, grocers can’t hold on to supply for very long.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
McLagan traces this shift in reputation to the rise of slaughterhouses in England, which led to a greater availability of meat as well as an oversupply of perishable, hard-to-ship offal.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Large-scale shipments of perishable foods like eggs are critical to the supply chain, and any disruption can lead to losses and delivery delays.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Because many food products are perishable, grocers can’t hold on to supply for very long.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perishable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-ish-ə-bəl
: likely to spoil or decay
perishable fruit
perishable
noun
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