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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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KPC and partner Lendlease, the original contractor for the project, filed an initial purchase agreement with the court in February after a lengthy auction process.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 25, 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

A second U.S. contractor, Lockheed Martin, hired Brown—and then terminated him in November 2023 after learning of his dismissal from DRG, according to the documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Candice’s father eventually convinced her mother to let him bring in a contractor buddy to do a remodel.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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