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freelance

[free-lans, -lans] / ˈfriˌlæns, -ˈlæns /
ADJECTIVE
independent
Synonyms


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The New York Times cut ties with a freelance book critic who admitted that an A.I. editing tool had regurgitated passages from a Guardian article into his draft.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

We begin at the end of a “Save the Frogs” fundraiser at the country club, presented by Josh and Lindsay, who helped put it on and who works there as a freelance interior decorator.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Instead of swapping work for play, I became a freelance writer, a part-time journalism professor and a research fellow at a university.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I found a few online freelance writing groups and joined them the way you join a party where you don’t know anyone.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Shane Puglisi’s Linkedln profile said he was a freelance photojournalist.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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