take-home
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Starting in January, the monthly premiums for the health plan used by many teachers rose from zero to $1,400 a month paid over 10 months each year — an enormous reduction in take-home pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
After two years of scraping by on internships and part-time gigs, my take-home pay essentially doubled overnight.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Knight’s circumstances seemed especially bleak several years ago, when she defaulted on her student loans, prompting the government to garnish her wages, a major hit to her take-home pay.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Luckily, there is a pretty clear take-home message for most of us and, I think, an area where people could direct their concern without calling for an overhaul of the entire agricultural system.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Though the theoretical basis for many of their conclusions was shaky, the take-home lesson was obvious.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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