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well-paid

British

adjective

receiving or involving good remuneration

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He also rejects the notion that there is a binary choice between providing well-paid employment and a decent safety net through the social security system.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Learning will be designed around real jobs and the skills employers actually need, to help young people secure well-paid jobs, it adds.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Burgum was accompanied by over two dozen mining company executives who he said represented "billions of dollars in investments and billions of dollars in well-paid jobs."

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

He has been a well-paid corporate lawyer and certainly does not need the money.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Dad had the whole summer off on account of his temporary unemployment, and Mom was staying with friends back in New York City to do some well-paid consulting for a month.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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