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The design of this travel mug helps prevent spillage.
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Soak a clean dish rag or a soft sponge in the solution, and wipe down the inside of the refrigerator, focusing on areas with spillage and stains.
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Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
The restaurant was also dinged for an employee preparing food without a head covering and shelving for dry storage and interior of a cooler in need of cleaning due to food spillage.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Oil well spews thousands of gallons into Louisiana marsh
After a week of uncontrolled spillage, a leak pouring more than 70,000 gallons of oil into a Louisiana marsh has been contained, according to the Coast Guard.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The fridge always has old food and spillage, and her kitchen counters and sink are littered with dirty dishes and leftovers.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
The restaurant was also dinged for an employee preparing food without a head covering and shelving for dry storage and interior of a cooler in need of cleaning due to food spillage.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Oil well spews thousands of gallons into Louisiana marsh
After a week of uncontrolled spillage, a leak pouring more than 70,000 gallons of oil into a Louisiana marsh has been contained, according to the Coast Guard.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The fridge always has old food and spillage, and her kitchen counters and sink are littered with dirty dishes and leftovers.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Spillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillage. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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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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