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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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Local tour operator VeniVidiParis works exclusively with Parisian guides and local suppliers, ensuring that every journey directly supports families and neighborhood businesses.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
To avoid this, purchase seed garlic from reliable suppliers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
By reducing costs, keeping inflation in check, improving efficiency, and enabling greater scale, this will create opportunities for every stakeholder in the retail value chain including farmers, MSMEs, producers, suppliers, kiranas (small stores) and the end-consumers.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Sixth-generation As befitting a company called the Bavarian Motor Works, BMW has been in the business of designing and building its own electric powertrains for quite some time, in contrast to some rivals that have been buying EV tech from suppliers.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
For retailers and suppliers alike, the challenge and the opportunity is to roll with intention.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Spain has also joined the program as an industrial partner, contributing components through local suppliers.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
India has been one of the biggest suppliers of diamonds to the United States for years — and that pipeline is now at risk.
—Keith Collins, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Retailers and suppliers would then react to the consumers’ decisions.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
To avoid this, purchase seed garlic from reliable suppliers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
By reducing costs, keeping inflation in check, improving efficiency, and enabling greater scale, this will create opportunities for every stakeholder in the retail value chain including farmers, MSMEs, producers, suppliers, kiranas (small stores) and the end-consumers.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Sixth-generation As befitting a company called the Bavarian Motor Works, BMW has been in the business of designing and building its own electric powertrains for quite some time, in contrast to some rivals that have been buying EV tech from suppliers.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
For retailers and suppliers alike, the challenge and the opportunity is to roll with intention.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Spain has also joined the program as an industrial partner, contributing components through local suppliers.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
India has been one of the biggest suppliers of diamonds to the United States for years — and that pipeline is now at risk.
—Keith Collins, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Retailers and suppliers would then react to the consumers’ decisions.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Suppliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppliers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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