contractor
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A contractor is resurfacing the reflecting pool that stretches between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument – albeit with some concern over funding and the methods used.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Israel says 25 soldiers and one civilian contractor have been killed over the same period.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
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
The first installment revolved around solar contractor Ronald Gladden, who participated in a court case along with a preposterous group of actor-jurors sequestered together for the proceedings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 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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The Circuit
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -er, -or
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