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[weyj] / weɪdʒ /


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Ueda also stated that next year’s spring wage negotiations between management and unions would be a crucial factor in making this assessment, Kenzaki says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Ahead of these events, the group is asking that employers provide union and living wage jobs, funding for 50,000 units of housing for working families, a moratorium on short-term rentals and protections for immigrant workers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

For five months, wage gains haven’t kept pace with inflation and, especially with the sharp increase in gasoline prices over the past few weeks, they aren’t likely to keep up this month, either.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The average wage of a player with 11-20 caps was £224,000.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

“For twenny dollar a w'eek, you gotta expec a little crap. The crap star disappearin when the wage goin up aroun fifty or sigsty.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash over unpaid wages to its delivery workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

“Thousands of them have felt the human cost of the greedy algorithm,” Mamdani said Tuesday while announcing the city’s $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash over unpaid wages to its workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

If work and wages look similar to before the Great Recession, why wouldn’t the rate of parental coresidence go back to normal, too?

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Under the landmark minimum pay standard for app-based delivery workers, wages differ depending on the county, tipping and how many people work for the employer.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

In good times, when wages were up, the family might enjoy a little extra mutton on the table or a new pair of shoes.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

The two countries waged a brief but bitter war over the territory in 1982.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Turek could also benefit from the strong campaign being waged by gubernatorial front-runner Rob Sand, who tops the Democratic ticket.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Still, even trade wars waged for silly reasons can have real consequences.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Harry waged a years-long, ultimately unsuccessful legal battle with the government to reinstate his publicly funded security.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Consider the first campaign he waged against Bologna while Messer Giovanni Bentivoglio was still alive.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

While Karadzic was the ideologue and Milosevic the wily politician, Mladic was the soldier and his metier was waging war.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

"We're not waging any kind of "battle" against Spain; we're simply carefully controlling arrivals," he said.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Revolution or not, few doubt that the way of waging war is experiencing rapid—and accelerating—change.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

At one point, Weist describes uncovering that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani maintained a fine-art photography practice while simultaneously waging a highly public censorship battle against the Brooklyn Museum.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

They love being your soldiers when you are not waging war, but when war comes, they either flee or desert.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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