Spoilage

One thing is clear: Spoilage is big enough to allow overbooking of flights -- selling more tickets than there are seats on a plane because some customers typically don't show up.

Why Fliers Can't Donate Unused Tickets 2009

Spoilage, weather conditions and scarcity account for the constantly fluctuating prices.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Spoilage, weather conditions and scarcity account for the constantly fluctuating prices.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Spoilage, weather conditions and scarcity account for the constantly fluctuating prices.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Spoilage, not the voters, picked our President for us.

Recipe for a Cooked Election 2006

Spoilage by Bacteria and Molds The intact muscles of healthy livestock are generally free of microbes.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Bread Spoilage Compared to many foods, bread contains relatively little water, and so it often dries out before it becomes infected by spoilage microbes.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Spoilage by Bacteria and Molds The intact muscles of healthy livestock are generally free of microbes.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Bread Spoilage Compared to many foods, bread contains relatively little water, and so it often dries out before it becomes infected by spoilage microbes.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

And it was in the "Spoilage, Refund, and Salvage" book that Marco found out who had ordered and paid for the "spoiled" spices-and who had apparently been so careless, or generous, as to absorb the entire loss.

The Shadow Of The Lion Lackey, Mercedes 2002