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payroll

[pey-rohl] / ˈpeɪˌroʊl /




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Opening this season with baseball’s highest payroll and spending some time with baseball’s worst record?

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But Richard Carter, head of fixed interest research at Quilter Cheviot, said the outlook suggested a similar pattern of falling payroll number could continue "for some time".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

At the same time, Supplemental Security Income—a true welfare program not tied to payroll taxes—can help replace benefits lost in the process of Social Security reform for low income seniors.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Of the remaining $4.8 trillion in spending, $1.7 trillion was paid for with payroll taxes, leaving $3.1 trillion.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

“You’re working for me now, and nobody on my payroll sleeps late.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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