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Recent Examples of self-employed
Basham has also been self-employed as a venture capitalist since 2016.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
To receive a cart, applicants must be 18 years or older, live in LA County, be self-employed as a sidewalk vendor, earn less than $75,000 annually from vending, operate within either unincorporated LA County or the City of LA, and commit to full compliance with public health and safety regulations.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Wisconsin couple trims household expenses, nix vacation plans Altoona, Wisconsin, resident Kelly Berry and her husband are both self-employed and don't have access to corporate health insurance.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
What are common tax mistakes for the self-employed?
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
To receive a cart, applicants must be 18 years or older, live in LA County, be self-employed as a sidewalk vendor, earn less than $75,000 annually from vending, operate within either unincorporated LA County or the City of LA, and commit to full compliance with public health and safety regulations.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Wisconsin couple trims household expenses, nix vacation plans Altoona, Wisconsin, resident Kelly Berry and her husband are both self-employed and don't have access to corporate health insurance.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
What are common tax mistakes for the self-employed?
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-employed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-employed
working
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From Dubai’s leading start-up incubator in5 to the flexible co-working spaces offered through D/Quarters, our business services empower our customers to facilitate knowledge-sharing and collective problem-solving.—
Abdulla Belhoul,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Basically, our government helped the rich get richer while working families got screwed.—
Ana María Archila,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-employed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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