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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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In other words, a federal contract doesn’t have to expressly specify that a contractor perform an action for it to be covered by the removal statute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Canada’s MDA has a $1.1 billion contract with Globalstar as its prime contractor on the low Earth orbit constellation, which Globalstar operates and Apple uses for its own satellite connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“LADOT has now received all verified legal documents and submitted them to our citation processing contractor to initiate the waiver process for the citation per the court order.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the contractor – named locally as Majdi Aslan, 54 – was killed in a "security incident" and that two staff were present but not injured.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

She had a contractor paint the rooms the colors of sweet peas and corn on the cob.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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