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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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Parra, who is 24, interned in Collins’ congressional office in 2024 and worked as a contractor for a Collins-affiliated political action committee until last year.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Ben, who also spreads on other farmland as a contractor, says the process is carefully mapped out using the latest technology.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Last month, Dawn Buckingham, who leads the General Land Office, sent a cease and desist letter to CBP and a federal contractor she said had illegally cleared GLO-owned land in Presidio County.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

The private security contractor has joined with Ukraine company Swarmer to offer defense technology to Middle East sites getting hit by Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The rules seemed to relax during the harvest season, and besides, the way was smoothed by a contractor to whom they paid a small percentage of their pay.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

While U.S. officials are generally not permitted to own stakes in government contractors without a waiver, the law doesn’t apply to their adult children.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Private sector targets allegedly included hospitals, universities, telecom providers, power companies, financial institutions and defense contractors.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

On July 9, the contractors sued the city for allegedly refusing to settle a construction dispute as a plot to subject the contractors to severe financial penalties from their lenders.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

There are few lasting consequences for contractors who fail to deliver, the experts said.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, a number of established firms designed patterns and prepared the fabric, and then the complicated stitching and pressing and button attaching were all sent out to small contractors.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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