contracted
Example Sentences
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With six satellites currently in orbit, it needs between 45 and 60 operational to offer a commercial service in northern latitudes, a goal it is aiming to achieve this year across 12 contracted rocket launches.
From Barron's
Activity in China’s sprawling manufacturing sector contracted further last month, in part due to a weeklong holiday.
“The urgency is clear: fixed‑asset investment contracted in 2025 for the first time in more than three decades, while household spending softened as effect of earlier subsidies faded.”
From Barron's
The number of shoppers buying through Target fell in the quarter, and its profit contracted.
A spokesperson for the Student Loans Company said the student finance tours were "commissioned, contracted and led" by the then-government.
From BBC
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