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Recent Examples of overtime
For those who go above their hours, Garden City paid out $305,000 in overtime in 2025, mostly for public works and law enforcement employees.
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Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
The Horns have some talent, but have been a sieve on defense over the last few games, including a gut punch of a 101-98 overtime loss at home to Mississippi State in the conference opener.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
The Wild out-shot Seattle 4-0 in overtime to win for the seventh time in a row when visiting the Kraken.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
The late 3-pointer to force overtime.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
The Horns have some talent, but have been a sieve on defense over the last few games, including a gut punch of a 101-98 overtime loss at home to Mississippi State in the conference opener.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
The Wild out-shot Seattle 4-0 in overtime to win for the seventh time in a row when visiting the Kraken.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
The late 3-pointer to force overtime.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
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This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 25, so taking off the following Tuesday and Wednesday means extending your weekend by double time.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Dec. 2025
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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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Federal law only protects workers from being fired for having their wages garnished for one debt.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Denver officials are encouraging businesses and workers to contact Denver Labor with questions about the minimum wage and to report wage theft and other violations of worker protections.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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And in an unusual move, Rubio has used her ballot measure committee to pay a nearly $4,000 monthly salary to a campaign worker.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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However, the text of his Wednesday order caps salaries at current levels and ties future executive incentive compensation to delivery and production metrics.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The opening of Buc-ee's will also bring more than 200 full-time jobs to Goodyear, which will pay above minimum wage and offer benefits.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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That’s almost five times the minimum wage.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The flyer job wasn’t about a paycheck.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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While not unusual for the CEO of a very large American corporation, Abel’s paycheck is a striking departure from Buffett’s annual salary of $100,000 (plus another $300K or so for personal and home security services provided by Berkshire.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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Everybody deserves to make a living wage and be taken care of, and the PAs are absolutely not an exception to that.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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The living wage in Mecklenburg County for a single, childless adult is currently $55,307, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Court rulings have favored athletes of late, winning them not just millions in compensation but the ability to play immediately after transferring rather than have to sit out a year as once was the case.—
ANDREW DESTIN,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Reyes defended the compensation, saying it was negotiated in good faith.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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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 14 Jan. 2026.
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