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distributor

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as in supplier

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Recent Examples of distributor Under the bill, the label would also need to include the brand name and name of the manufacturer, importer or distributor. — Madison Smalstig july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 Founded and led by Nigerian industry vet Moses Babatope, the group is the West African theatrical distributor for Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures through its partnership with UIP. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026 Health officials have not yet identified the source of the outbreak, and no single product, restaurant or distributor has been implicated. — NBC news, 15 July 2026 Bleecker Street has set release dates for its fall awards slate, the largest roster of films the indie distributor has ever put forward in a single year, revealing the lineup exclusively to Variety. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for distributor

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Backed by foreign suppliers, both the SAF and RSF have expanded their drone fleets, from modified commercial drones to advanced military systems.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The company makes deals with product suppliers looking for in-program exposure, supplies the on-air talent that does the pitching with the network’s hosts and builds the websites that handle the transactions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

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Although the first illnesses began in mid-May, the CDC didn’t notify the public or healthcare providers about the outbreak until July 14.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Lane 1 is open to commercial launch providers without requiring extensive certification and oversight from the Space Force.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

Definition of provider

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But among the biggest winners has been Caterpillar, a purveyor of yellow trucks and cranes.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
The list-ification of the few remaining major outlets for literary criticism troubles even its purveyors while a generation of readers has come up on Goodreads and learned the worst habits of critical thinking (or the lack thereof) from it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of purveyor

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Venezuela is also the largest purchaser of Chinese military equipment in Latin America.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
World Liberty is embroiled in litigation with Justin Sun, a crypto investor who was a major early purchaser of WLFI tokens, over his allegations that World Liberty has quietly prevented him from selling his tokens.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 June 2026

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