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Recent Examples of overtime
In Week 5, London recorded 12 receptions on 13 targets for 154 yards and a touchdown in an overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The Eagan sophomore scored 4:25 into overtime and the Wildcats beat Maple Grove 4-3 for the Class 3A boys soccer state championship Friday morning at U.S. Bank Stadium.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024
The Nuggets climbed back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime for the second time in as many nights — and as many cities.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
Harden missed one of two free throws that could have tied Wednesday’s season opener against the Phoenix Suns in overtime.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The Eagan sophomore scored 4:25 into overtime and the Wildcats beat Maple Grove 4-3 for the Class 3A boys soccer state championship Friday morning at U.S. Bank Stadium.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024
The Nuggets climbed back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime for the second time in as many nights — and as many cities.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
Harden missed one of two free throws that could have tied Wednesday’s season opener against the Phoenix Suns in overtime.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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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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Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Higher wage bills The government also announced that the national living wage would increase by 6.7% from April 2025 to £12.21 per hour.Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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On top of higher wages, the contract would allow workers to use $5,000 initially allocated for a retirement match to boost their ratification bonus, Axios' Nathan Bomey reports.Axios, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lillard, though, compromised the Bucks’ defense while hurting the team’s ability to add depth because of his $54 million salary.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Noninterest expense increased to $13.7 million from $11.5 million, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Cockburn said Saudi Arabia would need a vast number of migrant workers to deliver its World Cup ambitions in a country which has neither established a minimum wage for non-citizens nor introduced measures to prevent worker deaths.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Sign up Other tax rises include a rise in capital gains tax from 10% to 18% for basic rate taxpayers and 20% to 24% for higher earners, as well as a national insurance hike for employers and a higher national minimum wage.Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Take proof of residency — a driver's license, utility bill, bank statement or paycheck are acceptable — to your local clerk's office by 8pm.Joe Guillen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Digging into intrinsic motivation is about finding the emotional, psychological or even philosophical roots of why that goal matters to you, beyond the paycheck.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Our schools need better funding, and our direct support staff deserve living wages.Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Add to this a clearer-than-ever bifurcation between first jobs that pay a living wage and appear to have career pathways and jobs that have one or the other or neither.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Increase flexibility Behind pay/compensation, work-life balance/flexibility and work schedules tied at 55% of survey results as two of the most important factors frontline employees consider when choosing an employer.Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The compensation is on the high end of the pay range advertised months ago for the position by Bob Murray and Associates, the Northern California firm that led the nationwide chief search.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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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 21 Nov. 2024.
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