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Recent Examples of overtimes
Over the course of three periods and three overtimes, Orono sent 62 pucks at Rolli, including 15 in the second overtime.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtimes
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This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.—
Jordan Bruneau,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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In a similar fight last year, lawmakers debated whether to cut tipped workers’ minimum wages to help shore up the restaurant industry.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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However, future data on the impact of minimum wages on a state’s economy may be hard to calculate given the confounding impacts of other policy changes, Reich said.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The district currently has the highest average teacher pay in Colorado, with salaries nearing $100,000, which is roughly $20,000 above the state average.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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With higher salaries brings higher attention, and the game brought all the fanfare that comes with one-stop sporting events in Kansas City.—
PJ Green
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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When paychecks last went unpaid, officers with the Transportation Security Administration began calling out of their shifts, leaving just a few officers to handle security lines at airports across the country.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Last year, star freshmen like Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa commanded huge paychecks, with the very top, elite talent reportedly drawing $5 million-plus.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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The other category payments include bonus incentives, settlements, vacation or sick leave buybacks, stipends, and reimbursements for expenses like mileage or uniforms, according to the city dataset.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Trustees have yet to take a final vote on how to reduce the $181 million deficit, but with campus staff cuts, elementary arts programming and teacher stipends on the list of proposals, community members' swift backlash may foreshadow difficult conversations to come.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overtimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtimes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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