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Other cost-cutting measures were also announced, such as deferring wage increases until 2035 and having senior executives forgo base salary increases in 2027 and 2028.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Foreign farmworkers, he said, routinely worked seven days a week, skipped lunch breaks to maximise piece-rate earnings and were often paid below the national minimum wage.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

He said pubs had been hit by a mix of employer National Insurance increases, the rising minimum wage, high inflation and the climbing cost of living.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

“The concern is that nominal wage growth may not keep pace with inflation, which will weigh on real wages and dampen consumer spending,” Tan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

“There was nothing for me to do at home. My family is not rich, and King Cai offers a steady wage to his guards.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Having to find what is likely to be a minimum £130m plus wages will be a hard push for any club, no matter how rich, in the era of financial regulation.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

In L.A. and elsewhere that meant a lot of artists in the front and back of the house working for incredibly low wages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The UN rights office said some seafarers had been abandoned at sea by ship owners who had left them without support, repatriation and wages, including at least nine ships with 93 crew members.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The downbeat earnings come as Hyundai’s unionized auto workers in South Korea are staging partial walkouts for a second straight week to demand higher wages, doubling strike hours to four per shift this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

She placed her note on top of a stack of bills—nine hundred dollars of her saved-up wages.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

This is why the nation’s founders instituted religious freedom — they witnessed how Europe was torn apart by wars waged between different flavors of Christianity.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Upper Bann assembly member said even as he raised concerns directly with Burrows, an "insidious campaign of rumour and gossip" was being waged against him.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The pressure on the Fed, in his telling, wasn’t a consequence of the institution’s mistakes; it was a fight that had to be waged regardless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

His case against OpenAI follows this pattern: a messy, high-stakes conflict waged more in the court of public opinion than the actual courtroom.

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026

"So did countless other researchers, scientists, and engineers. Everyone poured their souls into construction while I waged a constant political battle to maintain funding. "In the end, we built a beautiful probe.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

And California teachers have been waging a coordinated statewide campaign, winning new contracts in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The U.S. has been waging a “war” on screwworm, U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "I can't think of a worse time to do this with a war waging in Europe."

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

She closed the door behind her instantly, as someone does who has been waging a long, long war on behalf of her progeny against post-bath drafts.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger