free agent
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He’d draw attention from other teams on the waiver wire or as a free agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It is unclear what Salah will earn at Trabzonspor, but as he is a free agent, the Super Lig club will have been able to commit more of their budget towards Salah's wages.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The 34-year-old Egypt forward left Liverpool at the end of last season and is in talks to join as a free agent.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
He could be a free agent this winter and may cost $400 million to retain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
There’s no intermediate point in the process in which you confront the potential employer as a free agent, entitled to cut her own deal.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
