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Recent Examples of take-home pay
While negotiating with a free agent who was weighing Seattle’s offer against one from another club, the Seahawks could point out that the player’s take-home pay would be different in Seattle, even if the contracts were identical in total value.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Single parents can spend nearly half their take-home pay finding somewhere safe for their children to be during the day.
—Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Haithcock said schools have been financially hamstrung since Act 10 – the Scott Walker-era landmark law in 2011 that curtailed union bargaining power and cut take-home pay for workers – especially amid declining student enrollment.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Those inflated costs fall squarely on the shoulders of small businesses and working families through higher premiums and lower take-home pay.
—Bianca Blomquist, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Single parents can spend nearly half their take-home pay finding somewhere safe for their children to be during the day.
—Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Haithcock said schools have been financially hamstrung since Act 10 – the Scott Walker-era landmark law in 2011 that curtailed union bargaining power and cut take-home pay for workers – especially amid declining student enrollment.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Those inflated costs fall squarely on the shoulders of small businesses and working families through higher premiums and lower take-home pay.
—Bianca Blomquist, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
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The candidates also highlighted a desire to change tax laws and minimum wage to fight the affordability crisis.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The center is currently seeking state money to help pay for a program to hire homeless clients to minimum wage jobs cleaning the community, hoping to give people a boost toward better-paying employment down the line.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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As the Industrial Revolution immiserated 19th-century workers, Pope Leo XIII championed their rights to unionize and receive a living wage at a time when these ideas were widely considered radical.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Prior to the pandemic, the city relied on a consultant’s living wage calculation using the federal poverty rate for a family of three, adjusted upward to account for San Jose’s higher cost of living.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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And most importantly, concerns that other organizations would use their spending to push for a salary tax in upcoming labor negotiations.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The annual operating budget of the district is $73 million, of which salaries and benefits are $53 million, according to the district.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Speaking of the hotel wage Unite Here isn’t the only player in the hotel wage fight to leap into this year’s council races.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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However, there are disadvantages which include lack of job protection and insufficient wages that cover don’t on-the-job expenses.—
Helen Dennis,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Veronica hands Flavia the pay envelope.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2021
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The men who built the ships of the U.S. Navy men like Charles Fort of Dundalk and William Hooper of White Marsh had the satisfaction of doing a job right, of contributing to the nation's defense and of bringing home to their eastern Baltimore County communities a regular pay envelope.—
Jacques Kelly,
baltimoresun.com,
9 Aug. 2021
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In December, despite a stern warning from the county Office of Education that doing so put the district at risk of insolvency, Martinez took the lead role in winning approval for pay raises for district employees.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Hoosiers championship also comes as name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals have been scrutinized by the White House and lawmakers in Washington concerning pay-for-play and player eligibility.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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