spoilage
Example Sentences
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Before electric refrigeration, households relied on iceboxes, which required frequent deliveries of heavy blocks of ice, constant draining of meltwater and careful food planning to avoid spoilage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Non-antioxidants inhibit microbial growth or slow chemical reactions that cause spoilage.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
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
If a gift idea immediately fills you with dread about schedules, storage, or spoilage, consider that useful information.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
First problem: how to preserve fresh meat dressed in Chicago so that it could be shipped without spoilage to customers in faraway cities and towns.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
