hour

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"Who else will give you 250 rupees an hour just for doing housework?" said Sriramyachandra from her kitchen in Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu state.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

With fans already facing a dilemma in terms of when to cram in sleep, a delay of even one hour could result in them having to end up missing the game altogether.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Their latest headline-grabbing win came Tuesday, when workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles secured a big raise that pushed wages for the lowest-paid workers to $40 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Between Friday and June 26, LA County Parks events will begin an hour before kickoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After perhaps half an hour of visiting among the tables, the foreman reminded us that we had a day’s quota to meet and people drifted back to their places.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom