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an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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Recent Examples of minimum wage
In Ohio last year, Clipboard Health and Shiftkey, another matching platform, supported a bill that would reclassify gig nurses as independent contractors, removing minimum wage obligations, according to the report.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
At present, three months’ worth of minimum wage does not amount to even a single dollar.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Istvan Kapitany, who will be in charge of the economy and energy after the Tisza party takes over next month, said one of the first steps will be to lower personal income tax on the minimum wage to 9%, according to a social media post late Wednesday.
—Andras Gergely, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
At present, three months’ worth of minimum wage does not amount to even a single dollar.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Istvan Kapitany, who will be in charge of the economy and energy after the Tisza party takes over next month, said one of the first steps will be to lower personal income tax on the minimum wage to 9%, according to a social media post late Wednesday.
—Andras Gergely, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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He was also revered as a civil rights activist pushing for quality healthcare, women’s rights, living wages, racial and immigrant justice, and gender and LGBTQ equality.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Foley, who was previously mayor in Costa Mesa, said her constituents face a host of challenges, including the rising costs of living and subpar wages for caregivers.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Now that officer Kyle McLaughlin got a bump in his title (detective specialist) and salary, what will Kelly the horse get in his accommodations besides an apple and a carrot or two?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Williams has already received an automatic cost of living increase, increasing her salary from $350,000 to $360,500.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 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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