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Recent Examples of living wage
This may mean that services shift to prioritize work participation and skill-building in jobs that pay a living wage, ultimately growing economic resiliency so people no longer need public benefits in the future.
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Caroline Whistler, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
So far, no brand has guaranteed its factory workers a living wage, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign, a Dutch advocacy group.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
What is considered a living wage in Missouri in 2025?
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025
Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California in 2025?
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Whistler, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
So far, no brand has guaranteed its factory workers a living wage, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign, a Dutch advocacy group.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
What is considered a living wage in Missouri in 2025?
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025
Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California in 2025?
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for living wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for living wage
Noun
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The hourly minimum wage in Los Angeles is $17.28, 78 cents higher than the state’s.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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By contrast, Los Angeles is focusing on what won’t help the housing crisis: last week, the Los Angeles City Council approved a new ordinance that increases the minimum wage for airport and hotel workers to $30 by 2028.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
Noun
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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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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living%20wage. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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