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contract

[kon-trakt, kuhn-trakt] / ˈkɒn trækt, kənˈtrækt /






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The grants run on an annual basis, and once a contract is in place, organizations can begin submitting invoices to be reimbursed for services such as rental assistance and emergency shelter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

But now with the suspension of the agency managing these dollars, realizing a contract feels even more elusive.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Plus, Ford chases its biggest military contract since the Cold War, and boaters splurge to make fishing yachts run like supercars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

But Serie A champions Inter have held positive discussions with the 32-year-old and are understood to be leading the race to sign the Premier League and Champions League winner on a two-year contract.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The Executive Order prohibits U.S. persons from performing any contract in support of a commercial project in Yugoslavia, as well as from exporting services to Yugoslavia.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Nonprofit managers said it hasn’t been unusual over the past couple of years for contracts from HUD to be delayed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Lyle Cherneff: Maryland historian Richard Paul Fugate estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 children, in the first weeks after emancipation alone, were re-enslaved through these fraudulent indenture contracts.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Joshua and Fury have signed separate contracts with Alalshikh, who is financing the fight.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The best-positioned companies are those whose data-center revenue is generated from customers under long-term contracts that involve direct payment.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

But the engineers also spent time designing strategic rockets under defense contracts, something perhaps less politically correct to advertise: Trident missiles, ICBMs, Minutemen.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

There have been at least two infants who have contracted measles so far this year in California — both of whom traveled internationally before falling ill.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The company reported $29 billion in remaining performance obligations, a measure of contracted business yet to be recognized as revenue.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Rashford is contracted to Manchester United until 2028.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

She contracted her hand into a fist as she pulled it away from him.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

These are examples of a Big Tech hyperscaler contracting directly for power.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

A "grieving mum's plea" leads the Daily Mirror, whose daughter died after contracting E.Coli – a potentially harmful bacteria found in infected food or unclean water.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Strong semiconductor and machinery exports drove the growth, offsetting weak private consumption and contracting construction investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

None of those justifications appear to apply here, according to contracting experts and former staffers consulted by ProPublica.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

The red glows, contracting, then growing bigger than before.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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