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Some of Maysville’s oldest families are like Bare and Huddleston, living on hundreds of acres—far away, some neighbors believe, from the minimum-wage gigs and night shifts of working-class life.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

His disclosure forms — which The Times reviewed — did not list side gigs from private companies for the school years of 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said in June that a local artist had told her that "all her gigs were cancelled".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

She has done some freelance and part-time gigs as a marketing and events coordinator, but has yet to find a full-time job despite sending out a steady stream of applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

A tangible surprise that doesn’t eat up gigs on my phone.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed



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