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Recent Examples of self-employed
Most of the 12,000 private attorneys in the U.S. picking up these cases are typically self-employed, or work for a small law firm.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Texas also reached a new high for the greatest number of people working, including the self-employed, of 15,210,500.
—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
Mortgage lenders don’t look kindly on the self-employed.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Texas also reached a new high for the greatest number of people working, including the self-employed, of 15,210,500.
—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
Mortgage lenders don’t look kindly on the self-employed.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-employed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-employed
working
Adjective
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For working parents, the change could bring relief, opportunity, and a chance to imagine a different future.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
22 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to TikTok and the White House by email Saturday during non-working hours for further comment.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-employed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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