peddler

variants also pedlar

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Recent Examples of peddler The list of other big winners during the stretch is littered with other major AI players, like Facebook parent Meta (up 370%), silicon chip peddlers Broadcom (335%) and Advanced Micro Devices (200%) and cloud computing giant Oracle (200%). Derek Saul, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 At the same time, Russia’s disinformation peddlers have refined their tactics, with social media accounts linked to Russia spreading falsehoods on a number of topics, from the Skripal attack to the Catalan independence movement to the pandemic. Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020 Many times, the intention of the peddlers of distrust and misinformation do not reveal their goals. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024 As two catastrophic storms upended American cities, a patchwork network of influencers and fake-news peddlers have done their best to sow distrust, stoke resentment, and interfere with relief efforts. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for peddler 
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Noun
  • With 100x more data under management than other cloud-only vendors, Cloudera...
    Forbes, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Shop 30 vendor tables, sweets and treats, poinsettias, and deluxe gift baskets.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • No hawkers, no vendors, only two people stretching a Jesus banner halfway across the roadway.
    Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
  • His father, a construction worker, and his mother, a hawker, had 11 children and could only afford to send Lee to school for six years.
    Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Dozens of unique local artisans alongside market merchants, farmers and outdoor vendors.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Growing numbers of websites are giving their overseas customers the option to pay in their local currency, rather than pay in the merchant’s currency without knowing the total price they will be charged.
    Daniel Webber, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Make sure sellers are empowered to offer different levels of value, including trials, demos or other ways that customers will realize value within their four walls.
    Jeet Mukherjee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Footwear, both sale and full price, was a top seller.
    David Moin, WWD, 1 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Standalone retail brokers would have the opportunity to reduce acquisition costs while maintaining compliance, while traders would gain access to more suitable platforms through better matching.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The energy sector, for example, has lagged over the past month as traders have raised their bets against oil companies given Trump’s plan to encourage higher oil production.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024

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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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