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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

The biggest of those acquisitions was center Tyler Linderbaum—who used to ply his trade as a Baltimore Raven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The 21-year-old, part of a world-class Afghan spin attack led by captain Rashid Khan, has travelled the globe to ply his trade in T20 leagues.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

On the dohyo, the sacred mound of straw, sand, and clay where sumo wrestlers ply their trade, the most unlikely star in the sport goes by Aonishiki.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Up and down they swayed, thresh and ply.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams