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Recent Examples of overtime
And while decimated, there were chances here tonight to get the result needed to see the game go into at least overtime.
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Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, the city spent $293 million on police overtime, nearly triple what was budgeted by the City Council; last year, over just six months, the city spent $129 million on overtime.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Butler was hurt late in the game, favoring his left leg after taking a knee to his quad while challenging a shot in the overtime period.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
DePaul got to double overtime before being eliminated by Creighton in the Big East, and Louisville needed a buzzer beater to knock out Stanford in the ACC.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, the city spent $293 million on police overtime, nearly triple what was budgeted by the City Council; last year, over just six months, the city spent $129 million on overtime.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Butler was hurt late in the game, favoring his left leg after taking a knee to his quad while challenging a shot in the overtime period.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
DePaul got to double overtime before being eliminated by Creighton in the Big East, and Louisville needed a buzzer beater to knock out Stanford in the ACC.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
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Its crystal ball discerns patterns to predict what styles will blow up—then guides the requisite design, sourcing, and inventory decisions in double time.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
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By contrast, tariffs would differentiate American industrialization from the British experience, shielding domestic labor from subsistence wages and securing workers opportunities for social-economic mobility.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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If even one employee lives in California, Illinois, or Oregon, the company could suddenly be responsible for following all three states' retirement plan mandates, wage laws, and reporting requirements, according to HR Daily Advisor.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The salary cap is projected to be $154.6 million next season with the luxury tax projected as $187.9 million, the first apron projected at $195.9 million and the second apron projected at $207.8 million.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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With a salary cap rising to $95.5 million for 2025-26, the Ducks enter the offseason with what CapWages estimates will be more than $39 million of cap space available for usage.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The country’s current $208 monthly minimum wage — a $4 increase from last year — doesn’t sound like much to Americans.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit identifies additional alleged labor violations, including failure to provide accurate wage statements, failure to pay all wages upon separation, and failure to pay minimum wages for work performed off the clock.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Washington was in the midst of a heated budget battle with the possibility that government workers would be furloughed and have their paychecks withheld.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Losing 15% of a paycheck or a lump-sum tax refund can be a massive setback for a family living paycheck to paycheck.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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So far, no brand has guaranteed its factory workers a living wage, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign, a Dutch advocacy group.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
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What is considered a living wage in Missouri in 2025?—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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In these instances, many survivors never see their abusers held accountable and never receive proper compensation because many attorneys view these cases as infeasible, thereby denying survivors access to the civil justice system.—
Samantha Dos Santos,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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Southern Pacific and three other companies ultimately paid $40 million in compensation for the spill, most of which went to the state to cover the costs of cleanup and restoration.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 June 2024
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In addition to reducing the standard workweek by 20%, Sander’s Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act, which enjoys strong union support, would require employers to pay time and a half for workdays exceeding eight hours.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2024
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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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