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[ped-l] / ˈpɛd l /


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It’s a familiar phenomenon in the era of D.I.Y. health: Influencers using anecdotal evidence and limited research to peddle the next holy-grail product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

A separate analysis by The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation in California this week showed AI chatbots can peddle misinformation too.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Researchers have also warned that X's model -- allowing premium accounts to earn payouts based on engagement -- has turbocharged the financial incentive to peddle false or sensational content.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

The sentencing judge found that Peters was motivated by vanity and personal aggrandizement rather than genuine concern for election integrity, describing her as a charlatan who used her former position to peddle disproven claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025

I peddle in e-mails because Mom thinks fifteen is too young for my own phone.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

“Club Kid” is a blast: a spicy, surprising and irreverent comedy that rarely peddles the audience anything artificially sweet.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

California designer Lisa Says Gah peddles an entirely tapas-themed collection with dresses, shirts and pants patterned with prawns, cheese, wine and olives.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

Another witness said she saw Joshua "going at a fair rate" stood up on his peddles beginning to cross the carriageway and that it did not look like he was going to stop.

From BBC ● May 2, 2023

Uncle Leang waves one hand back and peddles his bike faster in our direction.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Evergrande Group was once the face of Chinese real estate, surfing a decades-long property boom as it peddled home-ownership dreams.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

For the most part, Strong’s day-by-day chronicle of the war’s ups and downs was based on behind-the-scenes gossip and “extras” peddled by Manhattan newsboys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

A network of brokers — many of them in the Korean community — gobbled up several prime slots and then peddled them on social media, especially on the Korean app KakaoTalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

Kennedy has no medical expertise and peddled a range of harmful quackery as a private citizen, including anti-vaccination rhetoric and the benefits of chugging raw milk.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025

I peddled faster, trying to drive out the knowledge that I was disobeying my father.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

Agents sifted through hundreds of thousands of records seized during Kao’s arrest and found that many were consistent with his account of widespread influence peddling.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The little L.A. shop was a destination for Hello Kitty fans for decades when it decided to dive into a massive new wave of e-commerce — peddling its products live on TikTok.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Authorities, however, see such leaks as proof that “moles” were peddling secrets for profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"Instead, we've left a void, one which has been filled with nefarious online actors peddling their own narratives surrounding what a successful manhood looks like."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The pretty heroine would have to get on piece work in the factory; her sensitive brother would have to go out peddling papers.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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