peddler
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“He is an American manifestation, the peddler at our door,” he says.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
So when a peddler arrives with a rare item and information, the overseer’s interest is piqued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
He grew up believing his father was a poor street peddler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
Moreover, skeptics of Scobie's work have accused him of being a peddler for the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2023
The constable stood nearby, looking irritated and anxious. “... told you. I don’t have a license. I don’t need a license. Does a peddler need a license? Does a tinker need a license?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Families popped it over wood stoves; peddlers sold it in paper cones at circuses, carnivals and busy promenades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
These are all committed peddlers of nonsense, but none has committed quite so fully, with so little regard for his or her personal reputation, as Lindell.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
For five of its six episodes “Apple Cider Vinegar” hammers across – subconsciously, granted — the notion of shared culpability between the medical profession and snake oil wellness peddlers.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
A century or more ago, peddlers went from town to town selling tonics and pills that they said could cure just about any problem.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
There were a lot of peddlers bringing their wares across and setting up on the Brownsville side.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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