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self-employed

adjective as in freelance

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The coverage was a godsend, she said, since she was a self-employed, single mom who had gone a few years without any health insurance at the time.

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The lower rate applies to those who are self-employed or franchised, which is the majority of DPD drivers.

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The self-employed businessman was working with his two adult grandsons.

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Ms Griffin-Williams says her dismissal as S4C's chief content officer and the publicity surrounding it means her career in the broadcasting industry has been "destroyed" and she has been "forced to undertake part-time, self-employed work".

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Ali, a self-employed accountant, had pledged not "to leave my community behind" if elected.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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