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Recent Examples of living wage
Every hard-working American deserves a living wage that helps put a roof over their head and food on the table–$7.25 an hour doesn't even come close.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Its economy has grown at more than 6% annually for many years, in part thanks to a burgeoning garment industry that has provided millions with a living wage and made women more independent.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Carbon emissions, circularity, diversity, living wages, ethical sourcing—social and environmental topics like these are shaping society and the future of business.
—Sarah Jefferson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Park City ski patrol union says that a living wage in Park City is $27 per hour, far higher than the newly won $23 starting wage of a ski patroller.
—David Goodman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Its economy has grown at more than 6% annually for many years, in part thanks to a burgeoning garment industry that has provided millions with a living wage and made women more independent.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Carbon emissions, circularity, diversity, living wages, ethical sourcing—social and environmental topics like these are shaping society and the future of business.
—Sarah Jefferson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Park City ski patrol union says that a living wage in Park City is $27 per hour, far higher than the newly won $23 starting wage of a ski patroller.
—David Goodman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for living wage
Noun
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Finally, minimum wage will go up in several counties and cities across the state.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Many of the folks that rely on Medicaid work for minimum wage, making too little to qualify for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Seniors and the disabled that rely on Medicaid for long-term care stand to lose even more.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Veronica hands Flavia the pay envelope.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2021
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The men who built the ships of the U.S. Navy men like Charles Fort of Dundalk and William Hooper of White Marsh had the satisfaction of doing a job right, of contributing to the nation's defense and of bringing home to their eastern Baltimore County communities a regular pay envelope.—
Jacques Kelly,
baltimoresun.com,
9 Aug. 2021
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living%20wage. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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