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contract

[kon-trakt, kuhn-trakt] / ˈkɒn trækt, kənˈtrækt /






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In the third quarter, Palantir closed 64 deals worth at least $10 million and closed total contract value of $2.92 billion, up 6% on a year-over-year basis.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Oil prices fell, with benchmark Brent crude for January delivery dropping 3.8% to trade just above $109 a barrel, while the West Texas Intermediate contract for December fell below $100 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

McHugh's prizes include a £50,000 cash prize and a recording contract, with her first ever single, a cover of The Beatles classic Blackbird, now released.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The government was set to reap $180 million over the 25-year contract period, including taxes and community development and environmental protection funds, according to Narut.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

You know, have a seven-figure contract in my hands and be like, “Look what I got!”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Palantir, a company long associated with government contracts, has entered a new phase of growth as its artificial-intelligence offerings find increased traction in the corporate world.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Nov. 20: By the deadline, teams must tender contracts to 40-man roster players under team control who have not yet signed deals for the upcoming season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Foreign firms awarded large defence contracts will need to invest an equal value back into the UK to create "bang for the British buck", Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has announced.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Brent crude contracts for December—which expire today—rose 1.6% to trade around $117.70 a barrel, while contracts for January delivery traded around $112.50 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In those final moments, as the eye of the vortex contracts toward me on all sides, the parrot’s words come back to me.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Their geographic range contracted toward warmer tropical regions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Europe’s most volatile economy contracted by 7.8% in the first three months of the year, but grew by 10% in the three months through June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Airlines have contracted with Starlink for about 12,000 planes, Shotwell added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The only case so far confirmed in Nigeria, a 42-year-old Swiss woman who contracted the virus following a trip to Uganda with her husband, was evacuated back to a hospital in Geneva on Monday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

She still suffers from the effects of several diseases she contracted in the Congo, including schistosomiasis, Guinea worms, and probably tuberculosis.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The French economy had already stagnated in the second quarter after contracting by 0.2 percent in the first.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Einstein originally believed the universe was static, neither expanding nor contracting.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

As the labor market shifts toward independent contracting, traditional employee benefits like health insurance, paid leave and emergency safety nets have moved out of reach for millions of workers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The woman died Friday after contracting “pneumonia of an unknown cause.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The crystal was expanding and contracting, like the icy entrance.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young


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