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Such tactics were hardly consistent, though, with the moral and transparent style of leadership Sandberg had been peddling in “Lean In,” which has sold over four million copies in five years.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2018

It was only later that Margaret discovered he had also stolen the Parisian street scenes that he had been peddling as his own when the two met at an art fair.

From Time • Dec. 25, 2014

TellTale's The Walking Dead, broken into episodes a couple hours long and released throughout the year, attracted plenty of attention to the episodic model, which the publisher already had been peddling for years.

From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2014

Robinson says Gross had told him that Castro had been peddling the cigarettes and rum in Miami again, but the buyer hadn't shown.

From BusinessWeek • May 26, 2011

A few years ago, he had been peddling his manuscripts with the heart-sickness of unsuccessful middle age.

From The Call of the Cumberlands by Buck, Charles Neville