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minimum wage

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an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.

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Recent Examples of minimum wage About three-quarters of the 53-man roster will be guys on one-year contacts, many at near NFL minimum wage, a league record. — Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 To Singh, that’s a powerful opportunity for his city’s poorer residents who may be struggling to find even minimum wage jobs. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Nixon recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America, and her platform includes Medicare for all, universal childcare and raising the federal minimum wage to $25. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 The Coalition measures the cost of rent compared to minimum wages. — Eva Flowe august 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minimum wage

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The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Over the course of 23 bargaining sessions, the union and district representatives have negotiated on class size, wages and Special Education resources, among 57 total proposals.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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Powell left for the Chicago Bulls in free agency, after the Heat lacked the remaining salary-cap wherewithal to match the Bulls’ offer.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
However, there are more lucrative career opportunities on the table, like traditional fuel production paying an average salary of $65,400, or power plant operators, who take home around $103,600 annually.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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The announcement follows similar action taken by workers at various branches of the V&A Museum in London, who voted to strike over pay, working conditions, and the institution’s refusal to seek living wage accreditation.

— News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026
Maybe that means hiring full-time refs and paying them a living wage.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

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