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hustle

[huhs-uhl] / ˈhʌs əl /


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Even if the choice of this outfit is that Wang is soft-launching his stick-and-poke tattooing side hustle, it’s still a conscious choice.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

An army of social-media users has found a lucrative side hustle in creating promotional content for brands from fake breakups and other quotidian fodder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“I think we’ve seen movies before where the character isn’t talented and it’s about the hustle and the dream of making it in Hollywood,” says Eleazar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Thankfully, despite having more eyes on her, Seyfried discovered how she could calm her OCD symptoms, one of which involved setting up a full-time residence far away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

I hustle to a seat in the back and keep my head down.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

“There are a lot of folks nowadays that are picking up side hustles or wanting to start a business,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The area of law has always been ripe for fraud, but the hustles have evolved, getting more sophisticated in the past year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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

Faced with rising costs, many have turned to side hustles to help keep them afloat.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Maggie can’t even hug her mom goodbye as Bernadette hustles her toward the building.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

While healing from their losses, they hustled, working as caregivers, nannies, Uber drivers and house cleaners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

All were quickly hustled out by Secret Service agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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 Witchlings held on to their wigs as they hustled out of the Hall of Elders and to the nearest mudbean shop.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Wang Yuanru, 24, said she just can’t see the point in hustling in the formal job market, given all the competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The hustling and harrying, the scarcely human work-rate, the big-time mentality - it was all key to the win over Rangers.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

And that’s without injured stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, who are hustling back as fast as their bodies will let them from hamstring and oblique injuries, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 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

Within two weeks, I’d had more sleep than during any two months when I had been in Harlem hustling day and night.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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