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Recent Examples of overtime
And while decimated, there were chances here tonight to get the result needed to see the game go into at least overtime.
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Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, the city spent $293 million on police overtime, nearly triple what was budgeted by the City Council; last year, over just six months, the city spent $129 million on overtime.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Butler was hurt late in the game, favoring his left leg after taking a knee to his quad while challenging a shot in the overtime period.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
DePaul got to double overtime before being eliminated by Creighton in the Big East, and Louisville needed a buzzer beater to knock out Stanford in the ACC.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, the city spent $293 million on police overtime, nearly triple what was budgeted by the City Council; last year, over just six months, the city spent $129 million on overtime.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Butler was hurt late in the game, favoring his left leg after taking a knee to his quad while challenging a shot in the overtime period.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
DePaul got to double overtime before being eliminated by Creighton in the Big East, and Louisville needed a buzzer beater to knock out Stanford in the ACC.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
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At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
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Mayor Pro-Tem Monica Wilson questioned whether the APD would heavily rely on its officers’ double time or seek help from outside agencies.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
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Taxpayers May Only Earn Certain Types Of Income The acceptable forms of income include W-2 wage income, SSA-1099 Social Security Income, 1099-G Unemployment Compensation, 1099-INT Interest Income, and 1099-R Retirement Income.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The government increases this cap annually based on wage increases and inflation.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the Astros dumped his salary during their transformative winter.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, population 500, is offering about double the salary a family physician would earn in the state’s capital, Brisbane.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Paid sick leave overhaul After the House passed the plan to overhaul the measure last month, Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, a staunch opponent of raising the minimum wage, appeared to throw his support behind the bill.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Raising the minimum wage is good for workers, good for business, and good for the economy.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Especially when next year would be the first season that Whitaker as a character would even get a paycheck.—
Ashley Boucher,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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What is considered a living wage in Missouri in 2025?—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California in 2025?—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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In reality, the shift has been a long-term thing, a calculation over time that player compensation plus free movement, minus boundaries of any sort, equals damage on multiple fronts.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Public education needs a compensation strategy that recognizes that not all teachers are created equal.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2025
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The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 June 2024
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In addition to reducing the standard workweek by 20%, Sander’s Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act, which enjoys strong union support, would require employers to pay time and a half for workdays exceeding eight hours.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2024
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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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