wages
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Congress approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday abolishing Brazil's six-day working week, a flagship Lula campaign promise that will give employees two paid days off without cutting their wages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
That’s a departure from conventional state personal tax, which is levied on income such as wages and the proceeds from sales of stocks, bonds and other such financial assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
For much of the past half-century, capital has grown faster than wages, rewarding people who owned financial assets more than those who relied on their paychecks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
On a $30 toy, that's $6, which has to cover the price of the plastic and other materials, production costs including wages, and what profit the factory makes.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
From time to time, Don Victor, when he can get away from his young girls, will stop by to see to things and give me my monthly wages.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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