Examples of wage earner in a Sentence
Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.
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The new rule effectively eliminates the lottery system and prioritizes high wage earners.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Those few plans that do not will need to add a Roth option by 2026 to accommodate higher-wage earners in this situation.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
These payments are in part calculated by work history and income but also are adjusted every year based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Those few plans that do not will need to add a Roth option by 2026 to accommodate higher-wage earners in this situation.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
These payments are in part calculated by work history and income but also are adjusted every year based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20earner. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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