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take-home pays

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plural of take-home pay

as in minimum wages

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While the federal rate has not changed in more than a decade, 30 states and Washington, DC, now have minimum wages above that level.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 June 2026
The agreement raises minimum wages from $25 to more than $30 per hour by April 2029 and includes 19% in total annual wage increases between 2026 and 2029.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of minimum wages

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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Anthropic gives serious attention to displacement, including the possibility of durable pressure on wages and employment, while the Vatican insists that work is tied to dignity, participation and citizenship.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of wages

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Here are some top salaries for doctors in their peak earning years, ages 40 to 55, according to the researchers.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Cuts to funding for people with disabilities, rising tuition costs and slashed teacher salaries would all be on the table, said Fogle, a Springfield Democrat.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Definition of salaries

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Just to cover the city’s various bond measures, the owner of a home with an assessed value of $1 million pays around $1,145 annually.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Even with premiums, co-pays and deductibles, the federal government cannot afford Medicare-for-some.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 26 May 2026

Definition of pays

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In 2022, minor-league players unionized and subsequently ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement, which included historic pay increases and guaranteed offseason housing stipends and health and retirement benefits.

— Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026
The tribe will offer $15,000 stipends for down payment assistance for members slightly above the income threshold, Dunbar said.

— Courtney Bell, Oklahoma Voice, 1 July 2026

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