contractor
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In New Orleans, a federal contractor told MarketWatch that the condo he paid $90,000 for in 2005 would fetch at most $110,000 two decades on if he were to sell, per his estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Roebuck, then a Halliburton contractor, thought she was gorgeous.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The office intends to have an environmental contractor remove the lithium batteries, which it says will be properly disposed of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The newly disclosed contractor reports offer the clearest explanation yet for what went wrong Meanwhile, the Interior Department has continued to maintain that vandalism occurred and said the contractor is responsible for repairing the liner.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Or does the whole colony have, by virtue of the interconnections of so many small brains, the collective intellectual power of a huge contractor?
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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UC’s Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy covers students, faculty, staff and third parties such as visitors and contractors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The judge gave the parties 10 days to provide information including details about the status of the project, its contractors and its financiers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
This account is based on records and interviews with dozens of current and former IBA officials and contractors, wedding attendees and other people in Trump Jr.’s and Kremlev’s circles.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Among other contractors, veteran hiring is higher, at 4.1%, though still below the target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
We will be independent contractors, he tells us, not employees, which means, “if you lie to a customer the company is not responsible.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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