peddling
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Peddling products doesn’t enrich the soul — the Globes’ incessant in-show ads were proof of that — but art does.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait similarly asked: "Is the Anti-Racism Training Industry Just Peddling White Supremacy?" in an article alleging that DiAngelo engages in a "business model spreading kooky, harmful, and outright racist ideas."
From Fox News • Jul. 17, 2020
Peddling fast on a downtown sidewalk, Arrington said he was flanked by three bicycle cops questioning why he was in a hurry.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2020
Peddling wine and scrunchies as a form of self-care, her brands are aspirational yet accessible, suggesting both indulgence and low maintenance.
From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019
Peddling jewelry and spectacles was the business I gave my special attention to for sometime, and it proved a very satisfactory one.
From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)
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