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The demand has given rise to a burgeoning gray market, where wellness spas, multilevel marketers and telehealth websites ply the public with vials of “research grade” peptides labeled “not for human use.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

With the dead tanker's identity magically resurrected, the zombie ship continues to ply its trade, free from sanctions.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

And it is still expected to be several years before such ships ply the oceans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Like many previous movies about those who ply that physical trade, “Rental Family” explores the anguish of a paid pretender troubled by increasingly genuine feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The modern ships that ply the Keplerian trajectories to the planets are unmanned.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan