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  • Axelroot did pretty well for himself as a pilot in the Congo, transporting perishable goods from the bush into the cities for retail sale, and he was also active in the diamond trade.†  (source)
  • But papyrus is perishable.†  (source)
  • Perhaps the space under it had originally been a store for perishable foodstuffs, but at least once before it had also been used as a hiding place.†  (source)
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  • He invested heavily in a company that bought perishable foods and shipped them in the latest refrigerated cars to far-off cities.†  (source)
    perishable = things that decay (spoil)
  • Around Barry's voice, stacked in dripping piles, were all of our perishables, sweating in the heat of another summer morning.†  (source)
    perishables = products that decay (spoil) quickly
  • Jaime suggested to his sister that she either donate, trade, or sell any perishable items, but Blanca refused to share her treasures.†  (source)
    perishable = things that decay (spoil)
  • "We have to eat all the perishables the first day," Jamie encouraged me.†  (source)
    perishables = products that decay (spoil) quickly
  • There were boys and girls drinking coffee at the drugstore counters who were held back from his condition by barriers as perishable as their dwindling cigarettes.†  (source)
    perishable = things that decay (spoil)
  • Cans of goods on the shelf were sparse, but the sacks, trays, and cartons of perishables and semiperishables were plentiful.†  (source)
    perishables = products that decay (spoil) quickly
  • There's nothing perishable in there.†  (source)
    perishable = things that decay (spoil)
  • More perishables were on the menu: soft white bread slices, slabs of sharp cheddar cheese, circles of lush pink bologna.†  (source)
    perishables = products that decay (spoil) quickly
  • There are six ponies in a stable across the fields; stores and tackle are all packed, except for a few extra clothes, and the perishable food.†  (source)
    perishable = things that decay (spoil)
  • All of us but five were gathered in the kitchen now that the truck was unloaded, eating some of the perishables we'd picked up on the final shopping trip—cheese and fresh bread with milk—and listening to Jeb and Doc as they explained everything to Jared, Ian, and Kyle.†  (source)
    perishables = products that decay (spoil) quickly
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