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emoluments

noun

plural of emolument

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the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services the annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one dollar

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Critics also continue to bring up Castro’s 2023 vote to raise commissioner salaries and her 2024 vote to hire Rojas as city manager without a national search, two decisions that have since been overturned by the current commission.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
While the paydays are still well short of those in the men’s league, clubs are luring foreign players with tax-free salaries and expat perks.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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The president has touted billions of dollars in federal investment projects as evidence of prosperity and pointed to rising wages in the manufacturing sector as evidence of an economic turnaround.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Similar disruptions have spread steadily across Bangladesh’s industrial zones since August, driven by sudden factory shutdowns, widespread layoffs and employers’ failure to pay wages and other dues.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

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