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Recent Examples of overtime
With a chance to send Wednesday’s game against the defending champions into overtime, Kate Martin’s 25-foot heave fell short.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
The agreement comes amid an ongoing understaffing crisis at the Bureau of Prisons: Thousands of positions are vacant nationwide and the agency frequently relies on overtime, according to recent Congressional testimony.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Rookie Sonia Citron, out of Notre Dame, scored a career-high 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds left in overtime for the Mystics.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Charlotte's looking to ride its overtime high, while Abbotsford is hoping to defend home ice and reclaim control of the Finals.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
The agreement comes amid an ongoing understaffing crisis at the Bureau of Prisons: Thousands of positions are vacant nationwide and the agency frequently relies on overtime, according to recent Congressional testimony.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Rookie Sonia Citron, out of Notre Dame, scored a career-high 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds left in overtime for the Mystics.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Charlotte's looking to ride its overtime high, while Abbotsford is hoping to defend home ice and reclaim control of the Finals.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
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Since then, Zelensky has worked double time to signal his appreciation for Trump’s efforts, including having his country agree to a mineral rights deal with the United States that could serve as a form of payment for U.S. support in the war.—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
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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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After the regime's move in late 2023 to raise official wages tenfold, the average worker now earns about 30,000 North Korean won—less than $4—per month, analysts say.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The German signed a new deal — his current one — helping to spread his wages over more years.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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As a result, look for the Hornets to keep him on the books until training camp in case his contract can be matching salary in a trade.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Finally, minimum wage will go up in several counties and cities across the state.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Many of the folks that rely on Medicaid work for minimum wage, making too little to qualify for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Seniors and the disabled that rely on Medicaid for long-term care stand to lose even more.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2025
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Just think how much bigger all of our retirements would be if the U.S. Treasury hadn’t been the recipient of so much of our earnings each paycheck, not to mention the equal amount contributed by our employers.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The looming split of Warner Bros. Discovery is going to impact CEO David Zaslav’s paycheck, in both negative and potentially positive ways.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Using the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator, the report found that 65.7% of entry-level jobs in KC pay a living wage of $22.75 an hour or $47,320 annually.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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Union workers, most importantly, who couldn’t afford to feed their children and needed a living wage.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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In 2023, Jordan’s first full year as CEO, his total compensation was $9.3 million.—
Dan Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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President Donald Trump's rapid pullback of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation for consumers allegedly cheated by major companies, according to an analysis released Tuesday by two organizations.—
Douglas Gillison,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts outside their 40-hour union work week, getting paid time and a half.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
30 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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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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