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Recent Examples of double time
Part of the decrease is that the new company’s employees will no longer routinely work weekends, which are time-and-a-half or double time, unless called in to do so.
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Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Since then, Zelensky has worked double time to signal his appreciation for Trump’s efforts, including having his country agree to a mineral rights deal with the United States that could serve as a form of payment for U.S. support in the war.
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Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
Its crystal ball discerns patterns to predict what styles will blow up—then guides the requisite design, sourcing, and inventory decisions in double time.
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Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.
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Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
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Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Since then, Zelensky has worked double time to signal his appreciation for Trump’s efforts, including having his country agree to a mineral rights deal with the United States that could serve as a form of payment for U.S. support in the war.
—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
Its crystal ball discerns patterns to predict what styles will blow up—then guides the requisite design, sourcing, and inventory decisions in double time.
—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.
—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
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Construction work on 485-x-eligible sites with at least 100 units must offer a minimum wage of $40 an hour to all respective workers.
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However, certain cities have their own specific local ordinance that requires minimum wage increases.
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Acuff had his biggest game of the year in a double-overtime loss to Alabama, scoring 49 points on 16-of-27 shooting while going 6 of 10 from 3-point range.
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Bueckers, who scored 17 of the Wings' final 24, netted her 1,000th career point in overtime to cap her night and put Dallas ahead 109-108.
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In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.
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Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.
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California is tops in the nation for average teacher salary at $103,552; EPI sets a living wage in the state at $73,311.
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Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
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Inflation outpaced the rate of wage gains for the second consecutive months, eating away at the purchasing power of take-home pay for many Americans.
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Tools such as the ADP Salary Paycheck Calculator can help graduates estimate their take-home pay after taxes and common payroll deductions.
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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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