contract
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"As far as the contract discussions themselves, Daniel and his team and I have had really good chats for the past three months and they're all on the same page," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The next step for the union is to negotiate a contract with Uber and Lyft that meets drivers’ demands, including health insurance, support for high gas prices and more transparency around pay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
An Amazon spokesman said the retailer’s operating partners are certified by federal air-safety regulators, and compared the arrangement with how U.S. passenger carriers contract with regional airlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
On Friday, both Brent North Sea Crude, the main international benchmark, and US oil contract WTI were above $100.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Marshall investigated a possible injunction to stop publication of the work since according to Bobby, Darrach had allegedly violated his contract: Supposedly, he’d agreed to write only articles about Bobby, not a book.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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This year, some began setting up bots that could do things including market research, compare insurance plans and reach out to suppliers and negotiate contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Some energy experts expressed skepticism about the deal, noting that oil contracts are typically not awarded to startups lacking proven experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
These items are restocked often, so any higher pricing to account for more expensive diesel would show up “almost immediately, versus shelf-stable goods that can ride out existing contracts and inventory.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Silicon is a highly effective and cheap material to use in anodes, but pure silicon expands and contracts as the battery operates and is recharged, which causes it to crack.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Most of us have come back to make money in Nigeria, to start businesses, to seek government contracts and contacts.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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It has signed power purchase agreements with domestic onshore wind power providers and contracted a new battery system to connect to Finland’s grid to help with grid balancing and stabilizing electricity prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The dispute traces back to 2009, when AMC contracted with Kirkman for the TV rights to his comic book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
She said the plane was a Boeing 767 made in 1994 and operated by 21 Air LLC, based in Miami and contracted to Amazon.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
“The child contracted measles, and measles caused the death of the child,” Diamantoni told The Washington Post.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He had taken the job as an interpreter after his first son, at the age of seven, contracted typhoid — that was how he had first made the acquaintance of the doctor.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the underlying condition made the infant especially vulnerable to severe illness after contracting measles.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Two unvaccinated people died after contracting the highly contagious disease, the state health department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
When making a large purchase or contracting for a service, you might feel shy about asking the seller to lower their price, but it is a good habit to get into.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Karp reserved his sharpest language for what he described as sovereignty in name only: contracting non-US firms to deploy American or Chinese closed models.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The house is almost like a living creature that keeps expanding and contracting and remaking itself.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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