hawker

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The ding on the movie is that Timothée Chalamet’s self-centered striver isn’t that different from Adam Sandler’s diamond hawker in “Uncut Gems.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Moses Mhlanga, 50, a Harare street hawker selling candy and snacks, said getting hold of dollars had been difficult for some informal workers, though was improving.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2023

Accordingly, it is therefore unlikely that the ancestor of the barbastelle was a loud hawker that evolved into the whispering barbastelle as a response to insect hearing.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

The hawker tells the BBC it is unfortunate the government has broken its promises.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

Then the singsong cries of a beans hawker floated in through the window.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie