distributor
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The forecast came as the company, a major food distributor for Whole Foods, swung to a fourth-quarter profit despite lower sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The sandwich shop had struggled to maintain supply of the cola for the last eight years as the distributor cut back production due to the rising cost of aluminium.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
But after an indie distributor rescued it, the Looney Tunes flick made a triumphant debut in theaters, earning the No. 2 box-office slot this weekend.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Thankfully, public outcry and a scrappy indie distributor saved “Coyote vs. Acme” from oblivion after Warner Bros. allowed its makers to shop the movie around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
And that, following an assessment of his sedulous performance over the years, the distributor was promoting Mr. Dalai to manage the College Street branch.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Though the actual show is only a small element of the narrative, it turned off distributors, who argued they wouldn’t be able to market a comedy that involved such a delicate subject.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Michel-Edouard Leclerc, head of the leading supermarket chain E.Leclerc, said "refiners are lining their pockets" while it is impossible for retail distributors to compete.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Healthcare makes up another chunk of the fund, which owns a number of managed-care companies and drug distributors in the U.S. and drug companies in Europe.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The NFL has capitalized on that demand by creating more stand-alone games and viewing windows that it can sell separately to distributors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
When they finished, she placed a phone call to activate a network of distributors already in place.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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