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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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Footpaths remain open and diversions have been put in place while contractor Clancy carries out the work.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Balfour Beatty, the United Kingdom construction contractor, is a rare operator sitting on $1.6 billion in net cash and is helping build energy infrastructure in Britain.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

He had said, in effect: “I found this contractor myself. He worked on the pool at my golf club.”

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

It said it had been informed by the contractor The Hill Group that checks before demolition did not identify nesting birds within the building that would prevent works from proceeding.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

And if a contractor got big enough, or ambitious enough, he started designing his own patterns and preparing his own fabric.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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