- present participle of contract.
contracting
Example Sentences
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Contracting arrangements and the operation of the facility would be made in close coordination with Australia's Department of Defence.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Contracting scams popped up repeatedly in the months after the January fires, especially in Altadena, where homeowners rushed to rebuild shortly after their homes burned down.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
Contracting a patent troll would have allowed MediaTek to use its market dominance to keep Realtek from producing innovations that could threaten its powerful position.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Contracting experts said that agencies can and do sometimes require that subcontractors be approved by officials.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025
Article I. There shall be between all the dominions and possessions of the two High Contracting Parties, reciprocal freedom of commerce and navigation.
From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien