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Recent Examples of Synonyms for living wages
Noun
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How the states' minimum wages stack up Florida, Alaska and Oregon will also raise their pay requirements later in 2026.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026 -
The restaurant and hotel businesses have already been slammed by $20-per-hour minimum wages and high inflation caused by poor government policy.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Essentially, if robots can build houses, grow food, manufacture goods, and even provide services like health care and education at a near-zero cost then wages stop being the mechanism that determines who gets what.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The contract would be reopened prior to the fourth fiscal year of the agreement, 2028-29, to resolve wages for that budget cycle.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Living wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living%20wages. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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