contracted
Example Sentences
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Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
The program has a target of ultimately feeding 83 million people, but it has come under the spotlight after thousands of recipients contracted food poisoning.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Bellamy, who was appointed in July 2024, is contracted until 2028 but has been linked with clubs including Celtic.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Morgan analyst William Peterson wrote in a recent note to clients that roughly a third of Alcoa’s alumina capacity is contracted to “key players” in the Middle East, including EGA and Alba.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Levy said with his distinctive Baltimore drawl: a trace of a southern twang with words contracted and vowels swallowed.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
