as in to hawk
to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles
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Recent Examples of peddle
Sensitive details such as real-time locations, banking records, and passport scans are now being peddled on platforms like Telegram.
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Yet to this day, Spanberger's twitter continues peddling this tale.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
While here, guests can also enjoy the new winter market where local artists peddle everything from artwork to candles.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
While grieving the loss of his young cousin, who died in 2021 after ingesting a pain pill laced with fentanyl, Webb said that dealers who knowingly peddle potentially lethal drugs are nothing short of murderers.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Yet to this day, Spanberger's twitter continues peddling this tale.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
While here, guests can also enjoy the new winter market where local artists peddle everything from artwork to candles.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
While grieving the loss of his young cousin, who died in 2021 after ingesting a pain pill laced with fentanyl, Webb said that dealers who knowingly peddle potentially lethal drugs are nothing short of murderers.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many respondents supported the idea of small businesses such as food vendors and farm stands hawking local products, and more than half wanted to see bike rental stations, fast-food options and a souvenir store.Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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But when? E-commerce sites hawk merchandise about UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting Bidens host women's health conference to focus on health care gender gap In: UnitedHealth Group Kerry Breen Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Founded by lawyer Song Ong Siang and physician Lim Boon Keng, the Straits Chinese Magazine was distributed as far afield as Yokohama, San Francisco, and London.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the nonprofit's food pantry distributed nearly 3.2 million pounds of food from January to November, 24% more compared with the same time period last year.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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The pair are sticking with a direct-to-consumer approach and will not be wholesaling, choosing instead to home in on providing superior customer experiences in their retail destinations in London, New York and Los Angeles.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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Today, women’s accounts for around 15 percent of sales but is only sold through the Billy Reid channels, and is not wholesaled.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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