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distributor

[dih-strib-yuh-ter] / dɪˈstrɪb yə tər /


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Not surprisingly, there have been plenty of ups and downs over the years for Pool Corp, the world’s largest distributor of swimming-pool supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Jim Foster, the owner of Global-Pak, an Ohio-based industrial packing distributor that sells bulk bags for shipping and storing dry powder products, spent about $7 million paying the now-voided tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The wholesale restaurant food distributor struck a deal to acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot for around $29 billion, including debt.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Three he wants to avoid are Deere, UPS, and air conditioning distributor Watsco.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Simultaneously, other men are unhooking parts from adjacent conveyors—the carburetor, the distributor, the intake manifold—and connecting them to the engine block.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides