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- noun Plural form of
spillage .
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Examples
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Granted, the number of offshore platforms that lead to massive failures and oil spillages is relatively low.
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Slips, trips and falls are usually caused by things such as spillages on floor surfaces, untidy workspaces, uneven floors, obstructions, bad lighting and other simple things.
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Slips, trips and falls are usually caused by things such as spillages on floor surfaces, untidy workspaces, uneven floors, obstructions, bad lighting and other simple things.
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Slips, trips and falls are usually caused by things such as spillages on floor surfaces, untidy workspaces, uneven floors, obstructions, bad lighting and other simple things.
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The water has flooded the reactor buildings and adjacent facilities, preventing workers from conducting necessary repairs, and has periodically contaminated the ocean through spillages.
Japan Plant Starts Treating Radioactive Water Mitsuru Obe 2011
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I believe Phil said he was on top of any spillages that might occur.
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Overseeing the whole shebang is Big Chief Random Chaos, possibly not the most suitable candidate for a position requiring organisational skills, but the in-house hosts will be on hand to mop up any spillages.
Clubs picks of the week Patric Baird 2010
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Officials said the new strategy was unpredictable and couldn't rule out spillages in some key areas of the city, triggering a fresh wave of unease among the city's residents.
Thailand Takes a Risk to Ease Flood Wilawan Watcharasakwet 2011
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The water has flooded the reactor buildings and adjacent facilities, preventing workers from conducting necessary repairs, and has periodically contaminated the ocean through spillages.
Japan Plant Starts Treating Radioactive Water Mitsuru Obe 2011
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There are more than 2,000 major spillage sites in the Niger delta that have never been cleaned up; there are vast areas of the Colombian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon that have been devastated by spillages, the dumping of toxic materials and blowouts.
Terrance Heath: From Alaska to the Gulf & The Niger Delta, With The Party of BP 2010
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