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Bill DeFrance, superintendent of Eaton Rapids Public Schools in Michigan, has moonlighted for years as a high school soccer referee.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022

Detective Sergeant Sid Fillery, who knows Rees and has moonlighted in the past for Southern Investigations, is initially assigned to the murder investigation.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2021

Swift’s ex Styles has moonlighted with songwriting under a pseudonym before, and when he did, some thought the resulting songs were about Swift.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2020

In the six years since the release of the band's critically acclaimed "Era Vulgaris," Queens founder Josh Homme has moonlighted with the Eagles of Death Metal and super group Them Crooked Vultures.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2013

Over the past year she has moonlighted as an amateur lobbyist.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 7, 2011