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shelf life

NOUN
useful life of product
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Fresh pasteurised milk, which has a shorter shelf life, had been more affected than the more long-life UHT milk, he said.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

“But if you’re a debt investor relying on compute power as collateral? I mean, historically, that’s an asset that’s had the shelf life of lettuce.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

It’s bold, heavily angled and has a short shelf life?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

“The giants of the marketplace have processed our food to death to extend shelf life and expand distribution,” he said in a 2006 interview.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Some had cases of “survival crackers”—bulgur wheat blocks with an estimated shelf life of three thousand years.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin



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