wages
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Eurozone wages are not rising at a rate that would trigger inflation alarms, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Median wages for workers ages 25 and older, meanwhile, increased by just 42% during the same period.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Adidas said average net wages across a sample of its Cambodian suppliers were 34% above the Anker Research Institute's living-wage benchmark,, external adding staff were "usually paid considerably higher than the local minimum wage".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Growth in housing prices has far outstripped wages in recent years, eating up far more than the upper limit of 30 percent of income recommended by public bodies and housing professionals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
From time to time, Don Victor, when he can get away from his young girls, will stop by to see to things and give me my monthly wages.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
