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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
Among the affected programs is Acompañar, which assisted 350,000 women with aid equivalent to six months’ minimum wage before it was defunded.
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Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The austerity policies that Spain undertook during that crisis—such as freezing the minimum wage and cutting social spending—had produced an immensely unequal recovery and become the target of populist movements.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Karnataka’s wage protest Garment workers in Karnataka are protesting the southern Indian state’s new minimum wage revision, calling it discriminatory and harmful to the sector’s mostly female workforce.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Countrywide between 1996 and 2025, voters approved 28 of 32 minimum wage increase measures on statewide ballots, including those in traditionally red states such as Arkansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Alaska, South Dakota and Florida.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 31 May 2026
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Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The austerity policies that Spain undertook during that crisis—such as freezing the minimum wage and cutting social spending—had produced an immensely unequal recovery and become the target of populist movements.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Karnataka’s wage protest Garment workers in Karnataka are protesting the southern Indian state’s new minimum wage revision, calling it discriminatory and harmful to the sector’s mostly female workforce.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Countrywide between 1996 and 2025, voters approved 28 of 32 minimum wage increase measures on statewide ballots, including those in traditionally red states such as Arkansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Alaska, South Dakota and Florida.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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As costs continue to outpace wages and retirement incomes, some homeowners are making a high-stakes calculation to go without insurance altogether.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Pausing the incentives also means temporarily suspending tax credit rules that require data center projects that claim the credits to enter into labor agreements before construction begins to set wages, benefits, and working conditions — a beneficial policy for unions.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The Atlanta Braves legend also noted that a salary cap has not translated to a competitive environment in other professional sports leagues.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
1 June 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,
10 May 2026
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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