spoilage

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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

She added that perishable crops, including strawberries, lettuce, and dairy, face immediate peril because “trade disruptions can mean spoilage, financial losses and long-term lost market share that was earned over decades.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

Basically, the idea was to explore how LAB could be used to colonize a food environment in order to prevent the outgrowth of spoilage or pathogenic bacteria.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2025

This approach destroys many spoilage organisms, giving the milk a significantly longer shelf life than with other methods, although sometimes products made this way have more of a "cooked" flavor.

From Salon • May 20, 2024

The fresh towels ready for spoilage, the wastebaskets gaping their invitations, beckoning in the careless junk.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood