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Recent Examples of overtime
Nothing had come simply for USC through this frustrating first campaign under Eric Musselman, and here was one last stand, stretching fittingly into one overtime, then another.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The Kings fell to 4-8 on the second night of back-to-backs after suffering a 111-110 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in Inglewood.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
The Hornets then committed a bad turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass to give the Heat another chance to force overtime.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The graduate guard had 16 first-half points and added eight more in the second half and four in overtime.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The Kings fell to 4-8 on the second night of back-to-backs after suffering a 111-110 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in Inglewood.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
The Hornets then committed a bad turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass to give the Heat another chance to force overtime.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The graduate guard had 16 first-half points and added eight more in the second half and four in overtime.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
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Faraji wants her case to be certified as a class action on behalf of others who worked at Fox at some point over the last four years, who were nonexempt hourly workers and who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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During a City Council meeting in October, the Antioch Police Department proposed double time for its officers who work on police details but faced opposition.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
13 Nov. 2024
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His attorney estimated that lost wages and future medical costs could amount to as much as $14 million.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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The millionaires’ tax applies to salary, wages and one-time earnings including the sale of homes, investments and inheritance proceeds.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Living in or near London was another factor, while his salary fits within Chelsea’s wage structure.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Carter chose the latter, where his starting salary was set at six hundred thousand dollars, or about $1.4 million today.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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In other words, this is a bad time for another minimum wage hike.—
Matt Fleming,
Orange County Register,
8 Mar. 2025
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Leftfield workers are likewise looking to negotiate minimum wage rates, raises and changes to their health insurance plans, while also seeking contract language around staffers getting rehired season to season.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Another prolonged shutdown would halt federal services, furlough workers, and delay paychecks for government employees.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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Around 9 percent of this is federal income tax, equal to around $245 per paycheck.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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And, quite simply, all workers deserve a living wage.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
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Musicians’ access to healthcare has been a topic of discussion in recent weeks after Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan used her best new artist acceptance speech advocate for healthcare and a living wage for developing artists.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ensuring competitive compensation, robust leadership development and scalable people operations is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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As the fire appears to be outside of airlines’ control, flight compensation may not be payable, according to a note issued by Citi on Friday.—
Leslie Josephs,Monica Pitrelli,Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 June 2024
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In addition to reducing the standard workweek by 20%, Sander’s Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act, which enjoys strong union support, would require employers to pay time and a half for workdays exceeding eight hours.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2024
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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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