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
Bellamy, who was appointed in July 2024, is contracted until 2028 but has been linked with clubs including Celtic.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Moerdler projected that Oracle may only require $15 billion to $20 billion in additional capital by fiscal 2028 to complete its contracted build-out.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Alberto Carvalho was placed on paid leave after the FBI raided his home and office in connection with an investigation into an AI chatbot company previously contracted with the district that is accused of fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The adjoining racetrack had been torn down, and now more than five hundred companies contracted by the Nazi state were at work preparing the site for the Olympic Games.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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