contracted
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She had not been unwell with either, only discovering she had contracted both through retrospective tests.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
About 75% of Micron’s fiscal 2027 memory-chip output is already contracted, and new long-term deals are being negotiated at higher prices, according to Mizuho analyst Brett Linzey.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
In the first half of that year, the economy had contracted at a rate of just over 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
With batter Pope being a contracted player, Key would have been involved in deciding the Surrey man's availability for the APL.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
As these contracted, and the atoms within them collided with one another, the temperature of the gas would increase, until eventually it became hot enough to start nuclear fusion reactions.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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