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preservative

[pri-zur-vuh-tiv] / prɪˈzɜr və tɪv /


NOUN
hygienic preserver
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NOUN
chemical compound
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Costco’s famed $4.99 rotisserie chicken is under fire in a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that the big box warehouse falsely advertised that its birds were preservative free.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

More than 700,000 of those products contained at least one preservative.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

Overall preservative consumption was linked to a 47% higher risk.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

She says there are some "legitimate costs" that come with processing a body - like spending on transport, and preservative chemicals.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

A white snake in a jar of preservative stared blindly down at them.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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