contractor
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The Pentagon in January ordered the U.S. contractor to more than triple its Patriot output to more than 2,000 missiles a year by the end of 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Roebuck, then a Halliburton contractor, thought she was gorgeous.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Then, in October 2025, Hegseth’s team proposed nondisclosure agreements and broad, random polygraphs for more than 5,000 military, civilian and contractor personnel in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Staff.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
She saw a long line of concrete trucks headed that way a few days ago, and a contractor told her the concrete was to fill in the hole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
A contractor by trade, he focused on commercial infrastructure projects, like plumbing and heating; he was a Republican, like most of the legislators, but a moderate one.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The contractors in Kenya work for companies that help train Meta’s artificial intelligence, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit amended in late August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The judge gave the parties 10 days to provide information including details about the status of the project, its contractors and its financiers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
This account is based on records and interviews with dozens of current and former IBA officials and contractors, wedding attendees and other people in Trump Jr.’s and Kremlev’s circles.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Much of the government effort has been focused on federal contractors, which are required to show they are taking steps to hire a certain share of veterans each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Most of the buildings on this side of the camp had been put up in the early months, before they’d found people who’d been architects and contractors and put them in charge.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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