freelance
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Despite an accomplished career as a journalist—I’d led a team at The Wall Street Journal to a Pulitzer Prize in 1997—I was months behind on a freelance assignment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
At the same time, the gig economy – freelance or contract work rather than permanent employment – has grown significantly.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Before his accident, Nones was a freelance photographer who excelled because he pushed himself, doing whatever it took to get the right shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Khalil’s body was reported to have been found under the rubble of a house where she and freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj were sheltering, according to their colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Since 1988 he’d been working hard to make a go of it as a freelance photographer, and he hoped reaching the summit of Everest would give his career a needed boost.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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