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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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During the 2007-08 global financial crisis, a spike in oil collided with “a leveraged financial system already stressed from housing and wholesale funding pressure,” the Rapidan team said.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Consumer prices in April saw their biggest increase in three years, and wholesale prices posted their largest monthly jump since 2022.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Kohler most recently served as chief executive of PVH Americas, overseeing its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands in the region, as well as the company’s retail, e-commerce, wholesale and licensing businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Williams said that the outlook for diesel was "more positive" as the wholesale price has reduced significantly since it peaked in early April.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Kwang, though, kept pushing, adding to his wholesale stores by eventually leasing plants in North Carolina to assemble in part the machines he sold for the Italian and German manufacturers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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