salary
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Back in 2020, at the height of their powers, his team were relegated from the Premiership and fined more than £5m for repeated breaches of the top-flight salary cap.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
When Brunson extended his contract in 2024, he opted not to earn the maximum available salary, leaving some $113 million on the table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Under the cap proposal, the required payroll cuts could save the Dodgers in salary about as much as they could lose in local television revenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
We are debt-free, and he will get 80% of his salary when he retires.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Oppenheimer had a nepotism rule, however; if Lillian and Elliot wanted to hire their son, they had to pay his salary for the first year, while others determined if he was worth paying at all.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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