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Starting in January, the monthly premiums for the health plan used by many teachers rose from zero to $1,400 a month paid over 10 months each year — an enormous reduction in take-home pay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Martinez said her weekly take-home earnings of $1,200 began going down a year ago because of lower fares and have continued to drop to $700 because of high gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

After two years of scraping by on internships and part-time gigs, my take-home pay essentially doubled overnight.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Knight’s circumstances seemed especially bleak several years ago, when she defaulted on her student loans, prompting the government to garnish her wages, a major hit to her take-home pay.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

So his take-home pay was getting smaller, and his mother, in turn, was getting surlier.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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