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hawker

[haw-ker] / ˈhɔ kər /


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Street food isn’t just hawker carts and smoke-filled alleys.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

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

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

The hawker took the money from me and made off quickly—no doubt fearing that I would come to my senses.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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