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overtime

[oh-ver-tahym, oh-ver-tahym] / ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm, ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪm /
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Vegas coach John Tortorella did not have an update on McNabb’s status after his team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Huricanes, and the Golden Knights had not provided one as of early Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The law also doesn’t include any state- or company-specific overtime.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Given that the Treasury Department is already seeing excessive overtime claims, it’s worth asking: How common might that temptation be?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Besides more money, the workers are seeking limits to American Axle’s ability to compel them into overtime production on weekends, which happened in 47 of 52 weeks in 2023, Jager said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“My brain has to work overtime when she talks.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan



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