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peddle

[ped-l] / ˈpɛd l /


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Embiid urged Sixers season ticket holders not to peddle their seats to flush New Yorkers, as in playoffs past.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 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

In the Old City, home to a small but vibrant Christian community and several important churches, red baubles hang from some trees, shopkeepers have put up Christmas decorations and street vendors peddle warm chestnuts.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

They were not thrilled that Rose repeatedly showed up on induction weekends at Cooperstown, stealing the spotlight so he could peddle his autograph.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

Some cyclo drivers climb into their cyclo to sleep while others continue to peddle around, looking for fares.

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

"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

It’s as if he’s forgotten what Chipotle peddles — Mexican food.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 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

Nor does it offer the prescriptive guidance found in the ever-swelling genre of self-help books peddled by former special operators.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

But there was a time when their importance, along with the activists who peddled their ideas, rivaled those of politicians themselves.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2025

El Diablo, however, knew where the bodies were buried — a knowledge he peddled tirelessly to his U.S. handlers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2025

The farmers' demonstration was best summed up in two images: real tractors being driven by farmers around Parliament Square, and beside them a collection of toy tractors being peddled around by their children.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2024

She climbed back on her bicycle and peddled toward her small cottage in the nearby town of Oxford, where she was known as “Mrs. Brewer,” a refugee from Germany and mother of two.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Like “Born in the U.S.A.” and “Rockin’ in the Free World,” “Pink Houses” was practically destined to be misinterpreted by elected salesmen peddling easy fantasies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Peinado in April formally charged Gomez with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

His musician brother, David, has just gone on trial accused of influence peddling.

From BBC May 30, 2026

The boys rode three across, peddling as hard as they could.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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