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Recent Examples of distributor
Sho Miyake’s drama Two Seasons, Two Strangers from distributor Several Futures opens for a weeklong run at the Metrograph in New York.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
The company is shifting beyond its traditional role as a drug distributor into higher-growth services, particularly supporting specialty medical practices.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
This list of questions to ask before trusting a distributor with your work is an intelligent reflection of today’s marketplace realities.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
Disney, the parent company of distributor 20th Century Studios, did not respond for comment.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
The company is shifting beyond its traditional role as a drug distributor into higher-growth services, particularly supporting specialty medical practices.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
This list of questions to ask before trusting a distributor with your work is an intelligent reflection of today’s marketplace realities.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
Disney, the parent company of distributor 20th Century Studios, did not respond for comment.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributor
Noun
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Few, aside from the largest suppliers, can afford air conditioning.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Three weeks after the war started, suppliers in China notified Aleni Brands that getting the materials already was costing them 10% to 15% more, Chief Executive Ricardo Venegas said.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Oversight should focus on providers that exhibit clear signs of risk, with better use of data to identify outliers and more consistent, targeted audits.—
Tom Koutsoumpas,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The marketplace will showcase an array of participants, including service providers such as staffing agencies and real estate agents, as well as retail boutiques offering skincare and apparel.—
Chase Jordan
April 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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In classical Athens the playwright Aristophanes attacked purveyors of knowledge for being intellectually untrustworthy, essentially deceitful.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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And many pretzel purveyors have freebies and specials to celebrate.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Where China is Country X’s most important purchaser of oil or energy, as is true in the case of Iran, that is not the case for China, right?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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That includes China, a key soybean purchaser, which temporarily crippled the market late last year.—
Samantha Subin,Seema Mody,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Distributor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributor. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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