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freelance

[free-lans, -lans] / ˈfriˌlæns, -ˈlæns /
ADJECTIVE
independent
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Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah a week after her kidnapping in Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Freelance gaming journalist for IGN and Eurogamer Vikki Blake said it would be "hard to imagine Xbox without Phil Spencer".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Freelance photographer Ryan Murphy, who had been following Border Patrol’s convoys around Charlotte, documented the Panda Express arrest.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

Freelance and gig-based work add to the problem.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

Denis Quirk was back in Melbourne, in the "Bachelors' Flat," and working relentlessly at the "Freelance."

From Grey Town An Australian Story by Baldwin, Gerald




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