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freelancer

[free-lan-ser] / ˈfriˌlæn sər /




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A freelancer by day, I’d appreciated teaching’s miraculous equation: I did my job, they paid me the first of every month.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Willey then worked as a freelancer in Algeria, before becoming the BBC's east Africa correspondent in 1964.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Yang, the freelancer, was stoic about the loss of the Galeries.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

He later worked as a freelancer in Brussels for two years, covering European economic and political stories for the Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Vice News, the Nation and other media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

The friend, a former telephone company technician turned freelancer, came over to look at the equipment.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

Under these new guidelines, any contributor, including freelancers, living outside the three specified cities would require NOC permissions to cover a story.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In recent years, Letterboxd has made a foray into journalism, hiring an editorial team of staff and freelancers, who publish solid film writing on Letterboxd Journal.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Reining in the Fed’s freelancers, to Hubbard, is a manager doing his job—not a retreat from openness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Spotify also employs a combination of full-time employees and freelancers that staff each show, including sound engineers, lighting specialists and set designers who help keep the place running.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

Many freelancers rotate in these weekly assignments, and we probably won’t see them again this summer.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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