salary
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The most widespread practice was that of the so-called "salary skimmers" -- lawmakers who take a cut of their employees' pay.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“We are debt-free, and he will get 80% of his salary when he retires.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Sentencing of Aspiration’s Joseph Sanberg to 14 years in prison moves the NBA closer to finishing its probe into whether the Clippers skirted the league’s salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
"The workers on strike lose a day's salary, TfL loses revenues, businesses are losing their customers, people have hospital appointments they can't get to. This is a massive inconvenience," Sir Sadiq said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
You reach for the next rung of the ladder, and this time it's a job with a salary in the Chicago offices of a high-end law firm called Sidley & Austin.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing salary
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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