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Recent Examples of overtime
For months, local officials have been working overtime to polish Seattle's image ahead of FIFA's global spotlight.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Top-seeded Suffield (18-2) lost to Somers in the first game of the season 10-9 in overtime but beat Somers 12-9 on May 5.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 43 points, offsetting Kahleah Copper's career-best 41-point effort and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 111-102 in overtime Saturday night to improve to 3-2 in Commissioner's Cup play.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
San Antonio took away the paint, disrupted the Knicks’ rhythm and made nearly every possession feel overtime.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Top-seeded Suffield (18-2) lost to Somers in the first game of the season 10-9 in overtime but beat Somers 12-9 on May 5.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 43 points, offsetting Kahleah Copper's career-best 41-point effort and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 111-102 in overtime Saturday night to improve to 3-2 in Commissioner's Cup play.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
San Antonio took away the paint, disrupted the Knicks’ rhythm and made nearly every possession feel overtime.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
Noun
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Overtime or double time paid solely under California law does not independently qualify.—
Fennemore,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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The overtime category includes both double time pay and standard overtime.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite some wage growth, incomes haven’t kept pace with persistent inflation.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In a statement last week, the SVP said that voting for the population cap would still allow 40,000 people to move to Switzerland each year, but lawmaker Piero Marchesi said population growth had caused problems for public services, wages, the price of rent, education and the labor market.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
Noun
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And now is looking to dump salary and rebuild yet again.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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What won’t sate is Riley’s mention in April of Plan B being maximizing salary-cap space for free agency 13 months from now, during the 2027 offseason.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Noun
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James Powel Oklahoma State Question 832, which would have raised the minimum wage in the state, was defeated at the polls.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Even as the city rolled out the red carpet for the restaurant industry’s biggest night, ongoing controversy remains over Chicago’s tipped minimum wage workers and their advocates.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Track what comes in, what goes out and what is due before the next paycheck.—
Kristin Vance Richards,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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All such faculty lose, after having spent their final years before retirement at the top of the institutional income pyramid, is their paycheck and their power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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California is tops in the nation for average teacher salary at $103,552; EPI sets a living wage in the state at $73,311.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
18 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 official also made clear that Iran will not be getting any monetary compensation in return.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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While the primary suit was settled with no monetary compensation for either side, Lively’s lawyers preserved their motion to pursue damages and fees related to the dismissal of Baldoni’s suit.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.—
Wheeler Cowperthwaite,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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