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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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By the Way now has four retail stores in New York City and nearby suburbs, as well as the wholesale bakery in Pleasantville, about an hour’s drive north of Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

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

Investors started worrying about higher borrowing costs after consumer and wholesale price inflation data last week came in hotter-than-expected, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up fuel costs.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Nicholas Parnell, founder of Agency Parnell, a wholesale luxury fashion agency, said the price of Birkin bags had been increasing year-on-year "for a long time".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

We walk to a door beside a wholesale suitcase store, he takes out a key, and we go up the stairs in the dark.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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