be paid
Example Sentences
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So, under FLSA, a worker making $20 an hour would be paid $30 once they exceed 40 hours in a week.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Senator Lindsey Graham, the bill's co-sponsor, has said this would be paid for by charges on goods and travellers entering the US.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
All those chips and data centers can’t be paid for with still-elusive AI profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"I think people should be paid as much as possible. Ask my employees -- literally, I do that."
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
There was a price to be paid for such joys, though; the deck was hard, and he woke stiff and sore, his legs cramped and aching.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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