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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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One day he tagged along with a friend to the wholesale district downtown and had a flash of inspiration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

U.S. wholesale inflation rose 1.1% in May, exceeding economists’ expectations of a 0.6% advance.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, some of the increase in wholesale prices is bound to make its way to consumers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Prices charged by American producers continued to charge higher in May, the Labor Department said Thursday, marking another month of elevated wholesale inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

There is no dearth of men who understand these things, but these are not the men who order the wholesale drenching of the landscape with chemicals.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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