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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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"The committee recognises that this temporary subsidy complements, rather than replaces, AEL's continuing work to secure the most competitive wholesale fuel procurement arrangements available."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Canadian wholesale trade was steady in May following three consecutive months of increased sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The cost of partly finished goods and raw materials, however, both fell in June, perhaps a sign that wholesale inflation might continue to ease.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

For the day ahead, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will speak before the Senate Banking Committee, and investors watch for wholesale inflation data for June.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“If you tell them I sent you, they’ll give you the wholesale price.”

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Production, exports and wholesales of passenger cars in China all hit fresh highs in November compared with the same month in prior years.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

The vegan and gluten-free doughnut company, owned by Bainbridge Island’s Pegasus Coffee, wholesales to 30 cafes around the Puget Sound, “but we haven’t had our own storefront,” says owner Matt Grady.

From Seattle Times Jul. 2, 2022

To some extent, the board split reflected different levels of dependence on the imported supplies that Metropolitan wholesales to the Southland.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2018

But Jeff Kightlinger, general manager of the giant Metropolitan Water District, which wholesales water to the six counties of that megalopolis, said there is enough to last the year, even without more rain.

From Washington Post Feb. 9, 2014

The retired wholesales never visit the retired retails at Clapham?

From Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures by Jerrold, Douglas William

That’s not the narrative being wholesaled by the financial press and investment pundits.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2022

“In a normal situation, there’s some surplus that gets generated when you’re farming,” he said, explaining that the surplus would be wholesaled to other retailers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2021

He has brokered real estate deals in Florida, arranged bank loans in Venezuela, marketed industrial pumps in Thailand, wholesaled shoes in Panama, promoted a building-materials company to Mexican interests and advised transnational financial services firms.

From Washington Post Jun. 28, 2015

After that, I started a company that wholesaled mobile phones.

From New York Times Oct. 15, 2011

Marketing: In our large apple-growing districts the crop is generally wholesaled, either in the orchard or subject to delivery at the railroad, generally in barrels.

From The Apple by Various

Margins for machinery and equipment wholesaling rose 3.5% month over month in April.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Jefferies also expects Sigma to make improvements in its wholesaling business.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Still, redevelopment pressures, driven by manufacturing and wholesaling interests and ultimately high-end development on the outskirts of the area, never went away.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2024

In 1911 they moved to Tacoma, to start wholesaling hand-dipped butter cremes.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2023

Of course, when I buy big lots I do a little wholesaling, but I put away all I cannot sell at the time.”

From The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street by Munsey, Frank Andrew




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