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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

Earlier this year, NV Energy informed Liberty that it would no longer serve as its wholesale energy provider after mid-May next year, and urged Liberty to make haste to secure an alternate supplier.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Dominion operates regulated utilities in Virginia and the Carolinas, as well as power plants in other states that sell into wholesale markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

One purchasing committee found a large department store which gave us wholesale rates on everything from underwear to baseball gloves.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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