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suppliers

noun

plural of supplier

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a person or company that supplies goods or services paper suppliers They are the biggest supplier of books in the area.

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Recent Examples of suppliers The ruling was hailed as a victory for workers, confirmation that antitrust law protects competition for what companies buy from workers and suppliers. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 Hardware suppliers, particularly those in Taiwan such as TSMC, Wistron, and Foxconn, are also set to profit. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Still, Berri Brothers has been hit hard by the increase in gas prices from suppliers due to the ongoing conflict in Iran that is keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and oil costs high. — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 The company also expects Big Rooter West to contribute more than $66 million to the regional economy during its operating life by prioritizing local hiring and regional suppliers. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Because these are mission-critical components with few qualified suppliers, Howmet has real pricing power in the industry. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 July 2026

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distributors

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Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.

— Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026

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