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[ped-l] / ˈpɛd l /


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The cargo e-bikes that couriers peddle around Manhattan cannot travel faster than 12 miles per hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Researchers have also warned that X's model -- allowing premium accounts to earn payouts based on engagement -- has turbocharged the financial incentive to peddle false or sensational content.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

Eaton for many years has worked to expose people who peddle chlorine dioxide and to report apparent injuries to authorities.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025

Ex-Fugees musician Prakazrel "Pras" Michel has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for using money to peddle influence in US politics.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

“You can’t even peddle hot dogs in the streets. Was that man angry. He says you gave him more trouble than any vendor he ever had.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Another witness said she saw Joshua "going at a fair rate" stood up on his peddles beginning to cross the carriageway and that it did not look like he was going to stop.

From BBC ● May 2, 2023

Instead, like most graphers, he peddles his merchandise to a dealer, who in turn hawks it at a significant markup on eBay and other, more obscure autograph marketplaces.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

Rodriguez is Director of Partnerships at Soflo Snacks, a Miami-based company that peddles what he calls "collectibles" in the snack space — "like a physical NFT."

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2022

Down in the city, a merchant peddles his wares, the singsong strains of his voice reaching even here.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Evergrande Group was once the face of Chinese real estate, surfing a decades-long property boom as it peddled home-ownership dreams.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Nor does it offer the prescriptive guidance found in the ever-swelling genre of self-help books peddled by former special operators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

In a joint statement with local government officials on Monday, Kaduna state police commissioner Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu described the information as "mere falsehood which is being peddled by conflict entrepreneurs who want to cause chaos".

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

And though she uncovers long-held truths and confronts those who peddled her mother’s secrets, “My Mom Jayne” is most moving when Hargitay challenges her lifelong trepidation about getting to know her mother better.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025

She climbed back on her bicycle and peddled toward her small cottage in the nearby town of Oxford, where she was known as “Mrs. Brewer,” a refugee from Germany and mother of two.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Peña is due to be questioned on Saturday over allegations of breach of trust, influence peddling, and misappropriation of funds, prosecutor Silvia Margarita Gonzalez Vester said.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Agents sifted through hundreds of thousands of records seized during Kao’s arrest and found that many were consistent with his account of widespread influence peddling.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

JapanLA, a 20-year-old shop known for selling cute products, has survived the e-commerce disruption by peddling products on TikTok Shop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Authorities, however, see such leaks as proof that “moles” were peddling secrets for profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Judging from the shouts, no one was buying whatever he was peddling.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm


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