perishability
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Other factors also play a role, such as inventory levels, perishability and market competition.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
The Nile Valley’s hot, dry climate is advantageous for growing wonderfully flavorful tomatoes but disadvantageous for harvesting them, given their extreme perishability once picked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
“Because of its perishability, we have to move it real quick.”
From New York Times • May 14, 2020
I can’t help but think that in addition to the fruit’s perishability, pawpaw marketing suffers from its name.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2018
What one historian has called “the perishability of revolutionary time” meant that the political will to act was also racing against the clock.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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