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The design of this travel mug helps prevent spillage.
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Goldberg's words come over a year after The View began an unrelenting battle with gaseous entities, following a horrific water spillage (and mysterious fart noise of unknown origin) that plagued the Hot Topics table in January 2023.
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EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
At the littlest spillage—heaven forbid Dorothy’s bucket—of water, our wicked widgets shriek and melt.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2018
Many tankers are not designed according to international best practices to avoid spillage during accidents, said Timothy Iwuagwu, president of the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria.
—Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The management is committed to setting an impactful ESG target, but the liquid pipelines are prone to leakages and spillages, causing environmental hazards.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
At the littlest spillage—heaven forbid Dorothy’s bucket—of water, our wicked widgets shriek and melt.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2018
Many tankers are not designed according to international best practices to avoid spillage during accidents, said Timothy Iwuagwu, president of the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria.
—Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The management is committed to setting an impactful ESG target, but the liquid pipelines are prone to leakages and spillages, causing environmental hazards.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Spillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillage. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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spillage
noun
spill·age
ˈspil-ij 
1
: the act or process of spilling
2
: the quantity that spills
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