wholesale

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Iran has effectively blocked the strait - one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels - leading to soaring wholesale oil and gas prices.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Higher wholesale energy prices often show up first at the fuel pump and this is being seen, not just in the US but around the world.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The wholesale restaurant food distributor struck a deal to acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot for around $29 billion, including debt.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Egelhof said investors he speaks with don’t expect Warsh to immediately pursue the type of wholesale overhaul that he advertised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Adoption of food production may have been rapid and wholesale in southeastern and central Europe because the hunter-gatherer lifestyle there was less productive and less competitive.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond