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Examples
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Rob in Baltimore is aghast at "Bush Suspends 'Prevailing' Wage In Recover Area -- Slave Labor Wages, Here We Come!"
09/10/2005 2005
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Prevailing winds in Japan generally blow to the East, which would carry a lot of the plumes out to sea.
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Prevailing wisdom seems to say that lead is toxic (poison) in some concentrations.
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Prevailing winds around here are from the west (the wind at the moment can come from anywhere).
Final Fudd Quiz! 2010
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Prevailing winds around here are from the west (the wind at the moment can come from anywhere).
Final Fudd Quiz! 2010
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Prevailing theories render no definitve conclusions about some matters in any case.
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Prevailing wisdom is that you need a college degree to get a job, but also that your GPA matters much less than real-world experience.
Reflections of the Goal of College Nicole 2009
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Prevailing party fees are mandatory; if the case went this far, defense fees and costs $100K would not be surprising.
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Prevailing wisdom is that you need a college degree to get a job, but also that your GPA matters much less than real-world experience.
Archive 2009-02-28 Nicole 2009
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"Prevailing wage artificially inflates the cost of labor construction in the public sector," said Bryan Williams, director of government affairs at the Ohio chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade group that backs bills curbing the rates.
Union Pay Rules in Construction Draw Fire Kris Maher 2011
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