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also pedlar
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Recent Examples of peddler
But human rights groups believe the real toll to be far greater, with thousands more users and small-time peddlers killed in mysterious circumstances by unknown assailants.
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Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The 9/11 attacks were a gift to peddlers of xenophobia, white supremacism, and Christian nationalism.
—Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Where are the violent groups of the 2020 election?
Threats of political violence, intimidation and insurrection have surged across the online extremist ecosystem in recent weeks, driven by a network of conspiracy theorists, disinformation peddlers and propagandists.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Roosevelt, who would later become one of the most famous American presidents in history, not to mention one of the world’s most celebrated conservationists, pushed his way through the crowd of shoppers, screaming peddlers and vendors.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The 9/11 attacks were a gift to peddlers of xenophobia, white supremacism, and Christian nationalism.
—Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Where are the violent groups of the 2020 election?
Threats of political violence, intimidation and insurrection have surged across the online extremist ecosystem in recent weeks, driven by a network of conspiracy theorists, disinformation peddlers and propagandists.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Roosevelt, who would later become one of the most famous American presidents in history, not to mention one of the world’s most celebrated conservationists, pushed his way through the crowd of shoppers, screaming peddlers and vendors.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
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Another vendor will be Burn Boot Camp Poway, at 14767 Pomerado Road.Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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So if, as the authors note, hardware vendors are shifting toward low-precision inference, that’s an excellent example.John Werner, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The approximately 10-foot-tall tree was displayed at the bullion hawker’s headquarters in Munich for several days in honor of the company’s 35th anniversary.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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And bring cash: while most of Singapore is now cashless, many hawker stalls accept digital payments only via a system that requires a local bank account.Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Further afield, a merchant vessel found off of Israel’s coast, about 5,900 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, made headlines as the oldest deep-sea shipwreck identified to date.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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One black market customer is a 33-year-old single mother of three children, who had just purchased a dozen pieces from a roadside seller at a markup of 16 cents — paying 47 cents in total.Mirna Alrached, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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One of the platform’s centerpiece features is a deposit and escrow service, connecting buyers and sellers to help facilitate their transactions.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Great Buck Howard (2008) In this mostly dull bauble about a kid (Colin Hanks) who works for a possibly fraudulent huckster magician (John Malkovich), Hanks shows up briefly as a skeptical dad.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Only a huckster and scam artist like Trump could persuade people to vote against their own interests.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
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Friday’s jobs report means traders see it as a near certainty that the Fed will not cut interest rates at its next meeting later this month.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since September, traders have dialed back their expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump won the presidential election with a platform that calls for higher tariffs across the board.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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