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The design of this travel mug helps prevent spillage.
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The few downsides are the movie's slow progression mixed with very limited action that comes in the form of some minor blood spillage – leading me to question the R rating.
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Spillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillage. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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