contracting

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The company agreed to pay the federal government more than $17 million to settle allegations that it failed to comply with antidiscrimination requirements in contracting by considering diversity in employment decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

That said, the people who are most at risk of contracting hantaviruses tend to work or live in remote regions — including soldiers, farmers or those employed by mines or oil fields.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Last year, three people in Mammoth Lakes died after contracting hantavirus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The median company’s gross margin is contracting today.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

So if disorder were to decrease in the contracting phase of the universe, one might also expect it to decrease inside a black hole.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking