as in salaries
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
with this recession going on, workers shouldn't be expecting fatter pay envelopes
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And unlike academics supported largely by tuition or endowments, HSPH researchers typically have had to bring in nearly all of their own research funds, including to cover their own salaries and those of staff and trainees.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025 -
But sticking around doesn’t mean wages and salaries have to stagnate.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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But burnout and stagnant wages have sparked a retention crisis among truckers, and the industry as a whole appears to be in a period of flux.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The union is seeking higher wages, better benefits and more hiring to fill staffing shortages, said Charmaine Morales, president of UNAC/UHCP.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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She was told she would be added to the payroll of a fake company, with payments coming from one of Jeffrey Epstein’s Bank of America accounts.—
Chase Jordan
October 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead, our $1 trillion interest bill was $160 billion greater than this year’s price tag on the Pentagon, and every $4 of $5 collected by the federal government went solely to interest payments, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pay envelopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20envelopes. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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