contracted
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British private-sector activity also unexpectedly contracted this month, marking the first decline in output in over a year, S&P Global added.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Bureau of Reclamation said agricultural water agencies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta will receive 25% of their total contracted amount, up from an initial 20%.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
An American contracted Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak is spreading across parts of Africa, U.S. health authorities said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
She sent an email to the court saying she was "in fear" about attending court, claiming to have contracted Covid-19 and another unnamed virus, and asking for an adjournment.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The first record of this unusual arrangement was when Virgil Butler had been contracted as servant, bodyguard, and cook to Lord Hugo de Fole for one of the first great Norman crusades.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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