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beverages  

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  • Beverages are liquids that have been prepared by various means for human consumption. The term is broad and encompasses both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, carbonated and noncarbonated drinks, and hot and cold drinks; ranging from beer, wines, liquors, coffee, tea, bottled water, soda, milk, juice, and more. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Beverages]

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