wages
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If energy prices seem set to remain high for the remainder of this year, workers are more likely to press for higher wages even as businesses will likely shy from incurring higher costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
In 2018, Buckingham split with Fleetwood Mac and a legal battle over lost wages with his former band ensued.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
According to Rideshare Drivers United, the union that represents rideshare drivers, algorithmic wages have been shaping pay for that industry’s workers for years.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said wages were going up "for the lowest paid" but said the government "must go further to bear down on costs".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
When I carried to him my weekly wages, he would, after counting the money, look me in the face with a robber-like fierceness, and ask, “Is this all?”
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
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