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Recent Examples of overtime
With 48 seconds left in overtime, McNeeley was tasked with inbounding the ball and opted for a Hail Mary attempt to Karaban streaking down the court, but the two-handed soccer-style heave was far too long and out of reach.
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
That forced the day’s seventh caution and overtime.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
In 2023, North Crowley eliminated Keller in an 80-78 overtime thriller.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
The interest he’s taken in Bowling had Bean down on the floor with a camera, capturing the senior’s second state title with a dramatic 2-1 overtime win over Pueblo Central’s Genaro Pino.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
That forced the day’s seventh caution and overtime.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
In 2023, North Crowley eliminated Keller in an 80-78 overtime thriller.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
The interest he’s taken in Bowling had Bean down on the floor with a camera, capturing the senior’s second state title with a dramatic 2-1 overtime win over Pueblo Central’s Genaro Pino.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 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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From 2018 to 2022, individuals and organizations from blue states contributed nearly 60% of all federal tax receipts but only received 53% of all federal contributions to states in the form of either direct payments, grants, contracts, or wages.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The analysis found that all nations involved in a trade war experience a reduction in real wages, with farmers suffering the greatest losses on average.—
Jack Randall,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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But even those limited activities have been disrupted because NGOs don’t have money to pay the salaries of aid workers and, in some cases, USAID stop-work orders are still in place. CNN has reached out to USAID for comment.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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These local differences in regulations, utility and building costs, and salaries also explain why the rate varies from institution to institution.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
8 Feb. 2025
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But two of his priorities—expanding the child tax credit and raising the minimum wage—were set back by inflation.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Georgia, where the state minimum wage is $5.15, maintains a minimum wage below the federal level but must adhere to the national rate for most workers.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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While fans might have assumed such a high-profile gig came with a hefty paycheck, the reality is Lamar won't receive payment for his performance.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Throughout the years, Kelce has won three Super Bowls — 2020, 2023 and 2024 — and earned a large paycheck from each game.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California?—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Feb. 2025
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Quince Long-sleeve Lounge Tee, $35 Quince has pledged to only partner with factories that pay their workers a fair living wage.—
Annemarie Dooling,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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According to its latest financial report, from its inception in 2012 through Jan. 30, the bureau had returned $19.7 billion to 195 million people, via actual compensation from financial firms, reductions in loan principal and canceled debts.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Large companies are supposed to be more difficult to manage, hence higher compensation for managers.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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