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Getting there: Ferries depart daily almost hourly starting at 5:50 a.m. from Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay Terminal, and almost hourly from Bowen Island’s Snug Cove with the final ferry leaving about 10 p.m.—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025 Angie Ayala, a pharmacy technician at Ralph’s Fare Fresh in Pasadena, drives in from her Hollywood apartment for a five-day-a-week job that pays $24.10 hourly.—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
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That case was settled out of court the following year and hourly wages had not gone up considerably in the years in between.—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 June 2025 More recently, clients have balked, even as associate hourly rates-if not realization-have continued to climb.—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hourly
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