peddling

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This was illustrated in a recent CNN interview with former tradwives — women who actually stayed at home and submitted to their husbands, not the ones peddling this fantasy on social media for cash.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

He formally charged Gomez with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds, the ruling added.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Separately, the prime minister's brother, David Sánchez, has been indicted in an investigation into alleged influence peddling tied to his hiring by a regional government.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s difficult to know just how much online personalities have earned from peddling Epstein-related rumors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Household was peddling these deceptive mortgages all over the country.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis