peddle
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It isn’t the first time Play-Doh has attempted to peddle its squishy wares outside of the toddler aisle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
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
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"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
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
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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
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
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
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Ravatomanga, currently being held in Mauritius, faces accusations of money laundering and influence peddling in the case.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Sunday Times carries comments from unnamed friends of the King who the paper says have called Earl Spencer a "hypocrite" who is "peddling Diana's privacy".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
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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