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overtime

[oh-ver-tahym, oh-ver-tahym] / ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm, ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪm /
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Vegas coach John Tortorella did not have an update on McNabb’s status after his team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Huricanes, and the Golden Knights had not provided one as of early Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Others say that increased investor scrutiny will make public companies work overtime to avoid their AI being responsible for, say, a catastrophic cyberattack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

First, workers may simply not understand the law, claiming inappropriately their state- or company-specific overtime as tax-deductible.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Officers on transportation detail get to leave the facility, and because many trips spill over from one shift to another, they rack up lots of overtime pay.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover



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