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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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The union has said schools would need investment and support to help implement a wholesale ban.

From BBC

“He had a powerful business partner, I believe, who died suddenly and left him everything: so he essentially inherited the city wholesale. Anja has a network of people who report to her,” said Irian.

From Literature

The current level of wholesale inflation suggests annual inflation will persist above the Fed’s 2% target at least through the early part of the new year.

From MarketWatch

The early look for December showed increases in manufacturing and wholesale trade, which were partially countered by declines in mining and oil and gas extraction.

From The Wall Street Journal

But that doesn’t mean a more wholesale wave of capital flight from the world’s biggest economy won’t happen.

From Barron's