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Recent Examples of take-home pay
The union is asking the company for better hours to improve staffing, higher take-home pay so baristas can pay their bills and the resolution of outstanding legal issues as a result of union busting.
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
There, a household making the median income would have to spend 95% of its take-home pay to afford a median home, which falls around $1 million.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
And lower taxes next year under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase take-home pay for Americans, boosting overall affordability, Bessent said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
The union is seeking better hours, higher take-home pay and a resolution to alleged unjust and unfair labor practices.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
There, a household making the median income would have to spend 95% of its take-home pay to afford a median home, which falls around $1 million.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
And lower taxes next year under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase take-home pay for Americans, boosting overall affordability, Bessent said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
The union is seeking better hours, higher take-home pay and a resolution to alleged unjust and unfair labor practices.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
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The city recently approved a minimum wage of $30 per hour by July 2028 for workers at hotels with 60 or more rooms, an increase that’s set to be phased in over the next few years.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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All 68 available team member slots are paid positions earning minimum wage, according to the city.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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In a Star-Telegram questionnaire returned ahead of the runoff, Rehmet said his policy priorities include fully funding public schools, helping Texans earn a living wage and addressing affordability issues like property taxes, home and rent costs, health insurance rates and the cost of groceries.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated January 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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Each student overcame their own obstacles through a program designed to transform lives, not just with technical skills and a path to a living wage job, but also mentorship, career support, and a sense of belonging.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Many people envision salary discussions as adversarial encounters with winners and losers.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rust will forfeit $80,078 in salary with that money going to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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And a third would ban companies from using consumers’ personal data to set prices or wages.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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Since arriving, Jaissle has fielded teams comprised partly of recognisable names, all on decadent wages, and more modest players.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 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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The Patient is the sort of high-concept thriller that would’ve been completely at home on HBO, Showtime, or any other pay-cable channel back in the day.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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The union is focused on an immediate 16% raise for new teachers, an across-the-board 3% raise in the contract’s second year and significant automatic pay hikes tied to years of experience and continued education.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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