overtime
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City officials say they’ve already instituted hiring freezes, cut overtime spending and deferred capital projects, among other steps, to try to pre-emptively control costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Their demands include higher salaries, health insurance and compensation for overtime.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
By any reasonable estimation, the NFL’s showcase game in Brazil was heading to overtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Given the clock was in overtime, England do have to count themselves lucky that New Zealand attempted to run from deep and gifted them a winning score.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Pop Pop warns him that we can only work on the pageant when Daddy’s not home, which is easy enough since he’s been doing a lot of overtime lately.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
The action raced like an overtimed kinetoscopic film.
From A Man to His Mate by Stockton Mulford
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