salaries
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The view is that if things get better—if the blackouts stop, salaries rise, and basic conditions improve—there will be less pressure for a wholesale break from the current system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
He says they feel comfortable with the higher cost because they "earn quite well" and expect their salaries to rise.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Enterprises in the city and region can offer comparable salaries... in the defence industry."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
He then promoted his work in San Diego to improve student performance, raise teacher salaries and construct “environmentally sustainable schools built by union workers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
To get a sense of how daunting that figure was, the value of the Centenary scholarship my aunt won was probably as much as the sum of my grandparents’ annual salaries.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
