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supplier

  • a word derived from supply.
    supply
    verb (used with object)
    to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.

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For Nvidia investors, Maia raises a broader question: How much pricing power can a supplier retain when its biggest customers develop credible alternatives?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, further expansion to existing prisons has been delayed by a major supplier going into administration, according to the Prison Reform Trust.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Melius team estimated that Broadcom’s custom-chip revenue from Google will continue growing through 2031 despite these supplier shifts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Produce supplier Taylor Farms is stopping iceberg lettuce sales from central Mexico between May 1 and Aug. 31, starting next year, after a widespread cyclospora outbreak sickened thousands in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

You’ll need to find a good gardening and hardware store and a marine or boat supplier as well as a department and grocery store.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr