hustle
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She acknowledges there’s a bit of irony in her AI fears given she has been able to build a side hustle with blue-collar-themed content thanks to social-media platforms reliant on algorithms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Turns out, he has a side gig at the internet company — talk about NYC hustle culture.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Another comment reads simply: "Superman also had a side hustle."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“It wouldn’t be good to sideline small businesses, because we all need to hustle to make ends meet,” he said in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
All we had left was the hustle, and we hustled even harder, taking the bit of cash we had on hand and trying to double it, buying this to flip it for that.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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Gen Z-ers are more likely than older Americans to start businesses through their own passion projects or side hustles, rather than acquiring them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Here, Madonna takes the listener through a pivotal moment in her early career, as she dances, performs and hustles at the famous New York club where she eventually broke through.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
According to recent data, many young people are turning to side hustles to help fund their education and day-to-day living costs.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now Charna hustles toward me in mauve leather, clanking with ersatz gold.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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What we learn from the ad is that Jenner is always in motion, hustled through her home by someone who works for her, passing other people who work for her.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Gil hustled to the back of the store, opened the back door to the encampment, and called out to the entire population.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
The pioneer of same-day delivery—Amazon—whose deliveries were so quick that the rest of the industry hustled to match them, now offers some customers a 7% discount if they select a later arrival date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
His side were hustled out for 152, then England were decimated in a single session after tea.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
After a few minutes, Dicey hustled them all out of the car and trailed after them as they entered the mall.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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Raducanu played with an aggressive fearlessness during that unforgettable run at Flushing Meadows, taking returns early and hustling her opponents as she did not drop a set.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
But before you go hustling this half-million-dollar bison through the cones at the school drop-off, be sure to warm up the tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
“You should have seen me, I was hustling and hustling for them,” she recounts about finding her famous client a home to purchase.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
I can attest to that after spending several hours with her on Tuesday, hustling to keep up as she taught at two schools and then hurried home to greet her private students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
We stroll through the neighborhood, checking out the knots of people hustling one way or another.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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