contracted
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Blue Origin has been slated to launch some 30% of those contracted satellites, according to Amazon, which has contracted launches with Arianespace and ULA as well.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The reason was simple: the SpaceX Starship lander contracted to carry astronauts to the surface is not ready, and the in-orbit refuelling it depends on has never been demonstrated.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But capital-intensive industries whose cash flows are current, contracted, or partly protected from higher financing costs held up much better.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
The Irish economy contracted significantly in the first three months of the year, with gross domestic product 12.1% smaller.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Never truly recovered from the tropical illness contracted in Surinam—probably malaria—she suffered a stroke in 1715 and died two years later, at the age of sixty-nine.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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