contracted
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Retes, a contracted security guard at the farm that was raided, said he was brought to Port Hueneme Naval Base.
From Los Angeles Times
"Look, I'm contracted through 2026, so I'm excited about this year," said two-time US Open champion DeChambeau at a LIV Golf media day in Florida.
From Barron's
U.S. factory orders contracted in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
But the impact was small because rising import costs were counterbalanced by falling demand as imports and exports dropped and manufacturing activity contracted.
“In December, U.S. manufacturing activity contracted at a faster rate, with pullbacks in the production and inventories indexes,” said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM.
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