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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.
—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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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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The candidates also highlighted a desire to change tax laws and minimum wage to fight the affordability crisis.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The center is currently seeking state money to help pay for a program to hire homeless clients to minimum wage jobs cleaning the community, hoping to give people a boost toward better-paying employment down the line.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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At times, Spoelstra was just that, committed, concluding the season with Ware and Adebayo starting in tandem, and then opening the Heat’s lone postseason game, the play-in overtime road loss to the Charlotte Hornets, with the alignment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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In India, workers described being forced into excessive overtime to rush final orders before additional tariffs kicked in, then getting laid off anyway.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.—
Wheeler Cowperthwaite,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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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.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The living wage in Mecklenburg County is currently estimated around $53,100, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
2 May 2026
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As the Industrial Revolution immiserated 19th-century workers, Pope Leo XIII championed their rights to unionize and receive a living wage at a time when these ideas were widely considered radical.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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The amount that can be taken is limited by federal law, but even within those limits, the difference in your take-home pay can be significant.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Employees may expect higher take-home pay or assume overtime is tax-free.—
Fennemore,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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