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Training through labor unions is free, and students get paid well over the minimum wage to work while completing their studies.
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Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
Built in five years The plan to build the world’s largest nuclear power base has been in the works for well over a decade.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Despite roughly one billion crime novels having been written—and the average fan of the genre having read well over half of them—authors still manage to write crime thrillers that can surprise you.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The athlete debuted his grown-out, curly brown hair that hung down well over his eyes and graced the bridge of his nose.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
Built in five years The plan to build the world’s largest nuclear power base has been in the works for well over a decade.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Despite roughly one billion crime novels having been written—and the average fan of the genre having read well over half of them—authors still manage to write crime thrillers that can surprise you.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The athlete debuted his grown-out, curly brown hair that hung down well over his eyes and graced the bridge of his nose.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Well over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well%20over. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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