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peddle

[ped-l] / ˈpɛd l /


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Dove and La Roche-Posay peddle samples of antiperspirant and sunscreen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 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

Ex-Fugees musician Prakazrel "Pras" Michel has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for using money to peddle influence in US politics.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

The growing allure of watches with A-list history was enticing people to peddle dubious timepieces.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2025

“You can’t even peddle hot dogs in the streets. Was that man angry. He says you gave him more trouble than any vendor he ever had.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

"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

A defining aspiration for the country, the dream peddles the concept of upward mobility so that anyone might achieve success if they just work hard enough.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2024

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

Instead, like most graphers, he peddles his merchandise to a dealer, who in turn hawks it at a significant markup on eBay and other, more obscure autograph marketplaces.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 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

Gertrude and Leo Stein split their collection in 1913-14, with Gertrude taking “Femme,” which she soon peddled to her brother Michael and his wife, Sarah.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

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

The poor chap peddled it around Europe, passing out pamphlets at conventions.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Ms. Barci de Moraes has denied influence peddling.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

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

"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

Barton has no training and less than zero credibility, having been caught repeatedly peddling easily disproved lies.

From Salon Jul. 1, 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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