be contracted
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More than 80 percent of programs contained information that was either seriously misleading or straight-up wrong, including that HIV can be contracted by sweat and tears and that condoms are ineffective.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The virus is spread through blood or other body fluids and can be contracted through something as innocuous as sharing a nail clipper or toothbrush, doctors say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
The company’s team and studio space can be contracted by other online content creators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
A spokeswoman said: "A widening of the period when ticks are active means there is a widening of the period when tick-borne diseases can be contracted."
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
The marshal of Saxony wished, in the interest of the recruiting of the army, that marriages should be contracted only for a term of five years.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
