Examples of wage earner in a Sentence
Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.
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As the anthropologist Katherine Newman noted, welfare beneficiaries typically worked full time, but as mothers and caretakers, not wage earners.
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Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Furthermore, positive wage growth was especially strong for moderate wage earners.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With the economy and cost of living consistently ranking as top issues, especially for persuadable voters, the two candidates’ economic agendas for wage earners could determine how these pivotal voters in battleground states cast their ballots.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
By 2023, only seven of 19 Milwaukee County municipalities were affordable for a family with two median wage earners (a total of $97,000).
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Furthermore, positive wage growth was especially strong for moderate wage earners.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With the economy and cost of living consistently ranking as top issues, especially for persuadable voters, the two candidates’ economic agendas for wage earners could determine how these pivotal voters in battleground states cast their ballots.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
By 2023, only seven of 19 Milwaukee County municipalities were affordable for a family with two median wage earners (a total of $97,000).
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20earner. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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