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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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A toolshed where a contractor stores equipment that sometimes gets used near a mining site is potentially a mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But between 2018 and 2020, an Internal Revenue Service contractor leaked a large number of wealthy Americans’ tax returns to the media, and Trump’s was among them.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Construction resumed a month later after the building contractor complied with requirements, Panlilio said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The research received funding from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

It was the contratista, the labor contractor, who drove around in his beat-up red Ford truck, honking the horn to let us know that the cotton was dry and ready to pick.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez




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