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  "id": 5339652,
  "title": "Our pay is called a 'salary,' but were Roman soldiers really paid in salt?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/our-pay-is-called-a-salary-but-were-roman-soldiers-really-paid-in-salt-5339652",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-pay-salary-roman-soldiers-paid.html"
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  "summary": "Every other Wednesday, like clockwork, my salary arrives in my bank account. By Thursday, most of it is gone.",
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        "title": "Our pay is called a ‘salary’, but were Roman soldiers really paid in salt?",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T03:12:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}