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Recent Examples of living wage
Bar advocates, who represent about 80% of indigent clients charged with crimes in the Bay State, have been on strike since May and have continued their work stoppage as their demands for a living wage remain unsatisfied.
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Among those earning below the national living wage, the figures rise to 55% for those with disabilities, 54% for those from less-privileged socioeconomic backgrounds, and 47% for female respondents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2025
But a year on, business optimism, productivity and job creation remain muted — pressured, in part, by a rise in the national living wage and employers’ national insurance contributions.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 July 2025
In Massachusetts, an hourly living wage for two adults with two children is $37.71, according to MIT’s calculator.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 21 June 2025
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Among those earning below the national living wage, the figures rise to 55% for those with disabilities, 54% for those from less-privileged socioeconomic backgrounds, and 47% for female respondents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2025
But a year on, business optimism, productivity and job creation remain muted — pressured, in part, by a rise in the national living wage and employers’ national insurance contributions.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 July 2025
In Massachusetts, an hourly living wage for two adults with two children is $37.71, according to MIT’s calculator.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for living wage
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In Indonesia, protests came after news of a $3,000 monthly housing allowance for lawmakers, 10 times the minimum wage in a country where most people struggle to meet basic living costs.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The formula estimates income from a minimum wage summer job, even though many technical college students work year-round and earn much more than that.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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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 20 Oct. 2025.
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