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Recent Examples of self-employed
Texas also reached a new high for the greatest number of people working, including the self-employed, of 15,210,500.
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Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025
Kenny, who is now self-employed as a caterer, recalled his experience a few years earlier.
—Helena Addison, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
Businesses would pay the tax (including self-employed), but regular employees would face no direct taxes at all.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Mortgage lenders don’t look kindly on the self-employed.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025
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Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025
Kenny, who is now self-employed as a caterer, recalled his experience a few years earlier.
—Helena Addison, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
Businesses would pay the tax (including self-employed), but regular employees would face no direct taxes at all.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Mortgage lenders don’t look kindly on the self-employed.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-employed
working
Adjective
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As non-working royals, both Princess Beatrice and her sister, Princess Eugenie, maintain their own jobs.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Sep. 2025
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Modern working environments motivate employees, strengthen positive corporate values and help promote digital skills.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-employed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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