overtime
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Meanwhile, it is leaning on remaining staff to work more hours to make up the shortfall—and paying significant overtime as a result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the UK and Europe, for instance, laws limit a working week to 48 hours, including overtime.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Much of the overtime money the department spent went instead toward preparing for unrest, monitoring protests and vigils, guarding hotels housing federal agents, and managing the public response to federal violence.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
In April 2024, the Biden administration cleared the way for more than 4 million low-wage workers to collect overtime pay.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
“No way, David. The overtime budget’s tapped out.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
The action raced like an overtimed kinetoscopic film.
From A Man to His Mate by Stockton Mulford
Vocabulary lists containing overtime
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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