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Recent Examples of overtime
Nino Niederreiter tied the game in the third and Kyle Connor scored in overtime for the Jets, who led early, trailed late, then rallied for a 4-3 win at Grand Casino Arena.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
The talented quarterback took a nasty shot during the first play of overtime and remained down on the field for several moments before eventually leaving the contest.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Syracuse had to play again the next night, and defeated West Virginia — this time, needing only one overtime — before running out of gas in the Big East final against Louisville.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The kid scored a hat-trick at Madison Square Garden — part of a five point night — and then dropped an incredible overtime game-winner in an insane game against the Wild Sunday night.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
The talented quarterback took a nasty shot during the first play of overtime and remained down on the field for several moments before eventually leaving the contest.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Syracuse had to play again the next night, and defeated West Virginia — this time, needing only one overtime — before running out of gas in the Big East final against Louisville.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The kid scored a hat-trick at Madison Square Garden — part of a five point night — and then dropped an incredible overtime game-winner in an insane game against the Wild Sunday night.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
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Those employees would include nonexempt hourly workers who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Part of the decrease is that the new company’s employees will no longer routinely work weekends, which are time-and-a-half or double time, unless called in to do so.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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Budget Director Nik Kovac said the mayor supports free legal aid for those facing eviction and increasing hours to libraries, but aired concerns about the long-term impact raising city employee wages could have on future budgets.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As childcare costs jump and wage gains stay muted, more families have to make hard choices.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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That $6-plus million would be paid out into 2029 and subject to offset from the salary at Woodward’s next job.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The floor for a quarterback extension, therefore, has risen over the past decade from around 10% of the salary cap to around 15%.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The mayor would go on to sign the city’s $15 minimum wage ordinance, as well as new residential tenant protections fashioned by the city council.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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That theme was also behind his successful push to increase the minimum wage for most tourism workers to $25 an hour, which will be phased in over four years.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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As the shutdown drags on for its third week, thousands of federal workers have also experienced missing their first paycheck this week.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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For thousands of federal workers still waiting on their paychecks, the delay is forcing many to make difficult choices about rent, groceries and other essentials.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Granor Farm has a staff of more than 30, with over 20 full-time employees who earn a living wage and health benefits.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In addition to cost of living wage increases, the guild is also seeking to preserve layoff protections and add new guardrails to the contract that prevent work from being outsourced to third-party companies and/or non-union labor.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Gagnon's was the second trade proposal authored by a major outlet Wednesday, in which the Raiders receive incoming draft compensation as part of the acquisition of a quarterback with once high expectations who has fallen out of favor with his current organization.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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From at least November 2021, Robert Clouston knew that Arizona state law required Colt Grill to pay time and a half for any work over 40 hours per week, the indictment said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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The Budget Lab at Yale estimates that 8% of U.S. hourly workers and 4% of salaried workers are regularly paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires overtime pay of at least time and a half once employees have worked 40 hours in a week.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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