perishable
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And they need to offer at least one perishable variety in three of the four.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Higher fuel prices have increased the cost of transporting and refrigerating perishable foods.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
My grandmother with her charm, gaudy and perishable as dime-store jewelry—whoever had a more exasperating child to contend with?
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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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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