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wage

[weyj] / weɪdʒ /


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Amazon employees are in line for an increase to their minimum starting wage.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

The average wage of a player with 11-20 caps was £224,000.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Annual wage growth, excluding bonuses, came in at 3.5%, in line with the prior period and economists’ views, the data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

“A muted hiring backdrop, benign wage growth and scant evidence of second-round inflation effects sets the scene for another on-hold Bank of England decision,” the economists said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“And after school,” Mr. Nielsen says, “you will be expected to help in the store. We’ll pay you an hourly wage, of course. You know about the store, Dorothy, do you not?”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

About a third of this will go towards wages for soldiers, while the remainder will largely go towards weapons and equipment, the release said.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

However, he would become ineligible for England once he begins playing overseas and would lose the central contract, worth about £150,000 a year, that currently tops up his club wages.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Many feminists, especially socialist ones, have demanded wages for housework as well as childcare—salaries, in other words, for mothers who stay home.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

Tax revenue would climb without increasing rates, but the U.S. would owe higher Social Security benefits due to rising wages.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The bosses controlled everything: hours, pace, and wages.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Turek could also benefit from the strong campaign being waged by gubernatorial front-runner Rob Sand, who tops the Democratic ticket.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

A historically nomadic people, Tuaregs, who are spread across Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya and Burkina Faso, have waged an armed struggle for decades against marginalisation, with action centred in particular around Kidal.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

The American bookmaker then alleged in a book published after his release that Mickelson had waged a billion dollars in sporting bets.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Bores is, in part, referring to a campaign waged by Think Big PAC, a pro-A.I. advocacy group that is spending big against Bores.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

She also may have felt ambivalent about the suffrage issue because she was a Quaker; many Quakers refused to vote because they did not want to participate in a government that waged war.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

While Karadzic was the ideologue and Milosevic the wily politician, Mladic was the soldier and his metier was waging war.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

"We're not waging any kind of "battle" against Spain; we're simply carefully controlling arrivals," he said.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

At one point, Weist describes uncovering that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani maintained a fine-art photography practice while simultaneously waging a highly public censorship battle against the Brooklyn Museum.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

As his raw dairy grew, McAfee portrayed himself as an underdog waging a war against industrialized food.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

“I meant they’re the best at waging war. You’ll thank your lucky stars if this country is ever attacked. They’re the greatest fighting force in the whole world.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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