dollars

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Second, by treating overtime pay differently than other dollars earned, the law encourages workers to manipulate their hours worked — both legitimately and illegitimately.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

However, with gas rising to $4.26 a gallon on average, more Americans are opting to pay a few thousand dollars extra to get a new car that also uses less fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Four Rocket Lab insiders, including the chief operations officer and a director, sold shares totaling millions of dollars on May 28.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Half a billion dollars, which makes for a pretty pricey, “Meh.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Knowing Maggie’s desperate finances, a Spiritualist scoffed, “for five dollars she would have denied her mother and would have sworn to anything.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock