in bulk

phrase

1
: not divided into parts or packaged in separate units
2
: in large quantities
buys rice in bulk

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Buying in bulk means a bigger profit for Costco, and a higher volume of products will move through the store. Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 While theaters often institute purchasing limits, buckets are still poached in bulk and resold online. Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Lottery officials reserve the right to refuse any winnings to lottery players caught illegally buying tickets in bulk. Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026 Meanwhile the servers strain under the weight of AI companies scraping the encyclopedia in bulk, on a roughly $180 million annual budget funded mostly by donations of between two and eleven dollars. Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for in bulk

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“In bulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20bulk. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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