gig
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She knew she’d chosen well during her first gig in Chicago, when she stepped out onto her skyscraper balcony and saw the city lights twinkling around her.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
She’s holding out hope she’ll someday land a high-paying gig in a semiconductor factory.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Stephen Colbert already has a new gig lined up after his late-night series ends next month: He is co-writing the script for the next ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"It was done in the blink of an eye… I don't think we had another gig for a couple of months, I didn't really know where it was going to go from there."
From BBC • May 16, 2026
His dad would come home one afternoon after a really long, long haul gig, and he’d wonder what all the hubbub was about.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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