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hourly

[ouuhr-lee, ou-er-] / ˈaʊər li, ˈaʊ ər- /


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For instance, jobs have only risen at an average of 21,000 in the past three months and hourly earnings are rising at the weakest pace since May 2021.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Average hourly earnings increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year, lagging inflation and therefore leaving workers with less income in real terms.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Visitors travelling from the Republic of Ireland can access Belfast via hourly cross-border coach services from Dublin city centre and Dublin Airport, or hourly train services between Dublin Connolly and Belfast Grand Central Station.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Jerry Brown signed into law a first-in-the-nation plan to gradually boost the state’s hourly minimum wage to $15 an hour, then adjust the wage annually based on inflation starting in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Some of his advice included all-grape diets and almost hourly enemas.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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