wages

Example Sentences

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In the kind of aside that usually marks her research, our host notes that the British troops in Boston were underpaid, took second jobs, and thus lowered wages in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He stressed repeatedly that next season's budget will remain the same, but will be put into infrastructure rather than "extortionate" wages for "left‑backs or right midfielders" at Isthmian Premier League level.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In 2018, Buckingham split with Fleetwood Mac and a legal battle over lost wages with his former band ensued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Experts describe “surveillance wages” as a system in which wages are based not on an employee’s performance or seniority, but on formulas that use their personal data, often collected without employees’ knowledge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

That’s why operators are always real polite to people calling from prisons, Shadow had decided: they knew that he paid their wages.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman