hawker

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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

The hawker tells the BBC it is unfortunate the government has broken its promises.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

In the 1970s, the government opened hawker centers to provide vendors permanent stalls that were in line with health regulations.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Garlick was a hawker who sold clothing, and had a small boxlike house.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela