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wages

noun

plural of wage

as in salary

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services the wage you earn is more than enough to support us comfortably

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Recent Examples of wages The Writers Guild of America later joined the fray, with a lawsuit that argued the merger would suppress wages and worsen working conditions for writers by creating a single mega-buyer of film and television programming. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 Most men have seen their real wages fall over the past four decades, and a growing share of young men are dropping out of the workforce. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 Even as the economy expands, inflation has outpaced the annual growth in average wages for the past five months. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Now prices are rising faster than wages, meaning that most Americans are becoming poorer. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 The bill was amended in May to require that 85% of the funding go to jobs with union-level wages and benefits. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Electrician wages are rising two to four times faster than wages overall. — Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 Michigan's workforce training program spent over $59 million to reimburse employers for on-the-job training, rather than fund education to boost skills and wages, a state audit released Thursday found. — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 At the same time, the share of workers anxious about benefit reductions, layoffs, and lower wages and shorter hours has held stable compared with previous years. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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First, because of the huge jump in salary when Pelle Larsson’s extension kicks in for 2027-28.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
As baseball owners prepare for a lockout, in a push for the salary cap that would drive franchise values higher, insiders anticipate the MLB expansion fee could settle around or even above the $4 billion range.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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The employee stated Hehenberger and CMS Chief Financial Officer Kelly Kluttz advised her a contract would be necessary moving forward for the payments to be in compliance.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Earlier this month, the Legislature passed a bill from Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, closing a loophole in the 2023 law by requiring campaigns — not just influencers — to disclose any payments to influencers.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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