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Recent Examples of self-employed
Sure, not everyone can become self-employed or redesign their career.
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Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
People in this group tend to be self-employed or work for small businesses.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition, 80% of the income earned by the self-employed came from those making $100,000 a year or more.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
It has since been tested on, and refined, by 100 people including students, athletes, parents, the self-employed and workers.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
People in this group tend to be self-employed or work for small businesses.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition, 80% of the income earned by the self-employed came from those making $100,000 a year or more.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
It has since been tested on, and refined, by 100 people including students, athletes, parents, the self-employed and workers.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-employed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-employed
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King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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Across Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg, and the diaspora, similar conversations are sparking—in design studios, co-working spaces, DMs, and conference rooms.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-employed. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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