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It has since been tested on, and refined, by 100 people including students, athletes, parents, the self-employed and workers.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By the way, the self-employed are in this tally.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
The Doral bakery owner is among the 12% of Venezuelans with TPS who are self-employed, contributing to the U.S. economy through small businesses, independent contracting and entrepreneurship, according to data from Clemens.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By the way, the self-employed are in this tally.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
The Doral bakery owner is among the 12% of Venezuelans with TPS who are self-employed, contributing to the U.S. economy through small businesses, independent contracting and entrepreneurship, according to data from Clemens.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-employed
working
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In addition to 15 guestrooms, the four-story building also houses a posh co-working space, multiple restaurants, and a karaoke den.—
Sara Liss,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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Return‑to‑office mandates and rising childcare costs are increasingly causing working mothers to leave the workforce.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-employed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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