free agent
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Last season was spent on loan at Plymouth Argyle and he is currently a free agent - this means he is not tied to any club by a legal contract.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
It doesn’t matter that the Dodgers are technically only renting Skubal for the stretch run, that he’s a free agent at season’s end who will warrant a record-setting contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
LeBron James has ended his free agent Odyssey by joining three All-Stars and a rising star in Philly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Julian Brandt has offers from both Leeds United and Ajax after the 30-year-old Germany midfielder left Borussia Dortmund as a free agent.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
I know where the others are, and although, under any other circumstances, I’d be better off as a free agent, I’m thinking our strange little fellowship might be worth maintaining.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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