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hawker

[haw-ker] / ˈhɔ kər /


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The ding on the movie is that Timothée Chalamet’s self-centered striver isn’t that different from Adam Sandler’s diamond hawker in “Uncut Gems.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Accordingly, it is therefore unlikely that the ancestor of the barbastelle was a loud hawker that evolved into the whispering barbastelle as a response to insect hearing.

From Science Daily Oct. 27, 2023

Before hawker centers, informal street vendors were harshly policed.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

Social distancing meant every second seat was taped off at a hawker centre or cinema.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2023

The fried plantain hawker tried to persuade Ifemelu to buy fried sweet potatoes as well.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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