payroll

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Recent Examples of payroll On the flip side, the Mets dropped their ninth straight, the team’s longest losing streak since an 11-game streak late in the 2004 season, proving that a $381 million payroll doesn’t buy happiness or wins. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 That is not a bad record this early in the season by normal MLS standards, but Inter Miami boasts Messi and the league’s highest payroll. Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 Over the 12 months ending in February, Minnesota gained 6,974 payroll jobs — outpacing the national rate. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026 In 2020, the company navigated the COVID-19 pandemic by securing federal payroll support and actively reducing non-essential spending. The Oklahoman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for payroll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payroll
Noun
  • Unlike previous versions that simply answered questions, these agents are now capable of executing transactions and managing inventory autonomously.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In its place is a market where buyers, armed with inventory and leverage, are finally calling the shots.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The development throws cold water on last week's optimism that the Iran war could be near its end, which helped push stock indexes to all-time highs.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • If the rest of the companies in the index match analysts’ expectations, overall earnings per share for S&P 500 companies will end up 13% higher than a year earlier, according to FactSet.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The choice of Utah for the Forest Service headquarters — home to Senator Mike Lee, who leads the charge on public land selloff, as well as to the state that is suing to try to take over millions of your public lands — reveals the administration’s true agenda.
    Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Fixing those issues is not on anyone’s agenda at the statehouse this year.
    Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Late Monday, the case docket included a dismissal of the case against Tesla agreed to by both sides.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The inner workings of the Supreme Court’s case docket has always been shrouded in mystery.
    Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To find your nearest Boys and Girls Club location use the club’s online locator; to find participating YMCA locations visit its directory online.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The group does not have a website and is not listed in a directory of city neighborhood associations.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ultimately, that messiness strikes me as being at the core of much of Nicholas Mosley’s bibliography.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The site also contains search tools as well as a predictably gigantic source bibliography.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The compilation of letters is worth $2 million.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 Apr. 2026
  • On its 30th anniversary year – and with ‘90s nostalgia at full tilt – the compilation is also a snapshot of a unique cohesion between film and record companies.
    Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • McCollum added a veteran presence to a young Hawks roster that rallied to a playoff spot.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Twins plan to promote Kendry Rojas to the big-league roster in time for Tuesday’s series opener at the New York Mets, according to a team source.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Payroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payroll. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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