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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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This means that even if gas only generates 1% of overall electricity at a given time it can often set the overall wholesale price which gets paid to every type of generator.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

There have been hints about cutting energy bills, which are still set primarily by the wholesale cost of gas - something largely beyond a government's control.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

For the day ahead, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will speak before the Senate Banking Committee, and investors watch for wholesale inflation data for June.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The cost of partly finished goods and raw materials, however, both fell in June, perhaps a sign that wholesale inflation might continue to ease.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The Ladd Devine Company had started drawing up plans for the recreation development about the same time people were losing their water rights and beginning a wholesale exodus from the hapless west side.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Production, exports and wholesales of passenger cars in China all hit fresh highs in November compared with the same month in prior years.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

But inflation also has been brutal for many shops, services and other businesses, which are often caught between rising wholesales prices and wages and increasingly cost-conscious customers.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2022

To some extent, the board split reflected different levels of dependence on the imported supplies that Metropolitan wholesales to the Southland.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2018

But Jeff Kightlinger, general manager of the giant Metropolitan Water District, which wholesales water to the six counties of that megalopolis, said there is enough to last the year, even without more rain.

From Washington Post Feb. 9, 2014

It gave an imposing appearance to most of the wholesales plain view of the street.

From Sister Carrie by Dreiser, Theodore

That’s not the narrative being wholesaled by the financial press and investment pundits.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2022

“In a normal situation, there’s some surplus that gets generated when you’re farming,” he said, explaining that the surplus would be wholesaled to other retailers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2021

He has brokered real estate deals in Florida, arranged bank loans in Venezuela, marketed industrial pumps in Thailand, wholesaled shoes in Panama, promoted a building-materials company to Mexican interests and advised transnational financial services firms.

From Washington Post Jun. 28, 2015

After that, I started a company that wholesaled mobile phones.

From New York Times Oct. 15, 2011

Marketing: In our large apple-growing districts the crop is generally wholesaled, either in the orchard or subject to delivery at the railroad, generally in barrels.

From The Apple by Various

Margins for machinery and equipment wholesaling rose 3.5% month over month in April.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Jefferies also expects Sigma to make improvements in its wholesaling business.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

After the public sector, the wholesaling, retailing, hotels and restaurants sector showed the strongest regular annual growth rate.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

Still, redevelopment pressures, driven by manufacturing and wholesaling interests and ultimately high-end development on the outskirts of the area, never went away.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2024

There is to be no wholesaling except by retailing.

From Quiet Talks with World Winners by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)




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