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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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Less worrisome was a 0.3% increase in the cost of wholesale services in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Energy prices rose more than 10% in May, contributing to the elevated wholesale inflation and impacting consumer prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Key details: Higher oil and gas prices weren’t the only reason wholesale inflation shot up again in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

With many confectionary supplies coming from overseas, he says that his wholesale prices have risen.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Maize originated, litis postulated, in a strange, wholesale mutation of teosinte, to which Indians added and subtracted features through intensive breeding.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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