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contract

[kon-trakt, kuhn-trakt] / ˈkɒn trækt, kənˈtrækt /






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The law firm then terminated the contract in July, according to a document viewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Lakers invested four first-round picks and a four-year, $130-million contract to get the star center from the Utah Jazz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The work was supported by the DOE Office of Science, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, under contract DE-AC02-09CH11466.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

The England international, 24, was already under contract until 2033 but is being rewarded for his performances following his emergence as one of Chelsea's key attacking players.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The war ended in November 1918, and soon after, the mine operators nixed their end of the contract, in which they had recognized the United Mine Workers Union.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

In Middlesbrough, Teesside Minibus Hire director Billy Johnson said they often signed contracts with schools and businesses which could span multiple years - and were based on the cost of fuel when they were written.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Industry unions including SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild recently secured protections against technology in new contracts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

During the years before the contracts it is holding expire, the Roundhill ETF’s structure and volatility profile will likely attract day traders looking to make short-term bets on the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

To hedge against the unpredictable nature of securing computing power, some companies are signing contracts for more capacity than they need.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

At the time Joey contracts the disease, TB is a priority for public health leaders in the Philippines.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

In all three cases, the P/E ratio contracted, and the CDS spread widened, but Nvidia appears unscathed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

The deal leaves Palmer on one of the longest contracts in the Premier League, with only Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Chelsea team-mates Joao Pedro and Geovany Quenda also contracted to 2034.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Public-health leaders expect measles to keep spreading until they reach herd immunity, meaning some 95% of people have either contracted the virus or been vaccinated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Russian news outlet People of Baikal, citing unnamed sources close to the regional security services, said the dead woman may have contracted pneumonic plague from a broken test tube.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It was true; his father had just hired two apprentices and contracted work out to smaller smiths.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Jones said contracting Campylobacter from polluted water was "pretty nasty".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

An opponent of the measure, Rodriguez said the Board of Public Works was established to provide independent review of city contracting, with commissioners’ decisions made in public meetings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bending Spoons will need to borrow more to keep growing by acquisition, and without rapid growth its lofty earnings multiple is prone to contracting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the underlying condition made the infant especially vulnerable to severe illness after contracting measles.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Expanding and bursting outward, and contracting and forming inward, it was the rhythm of being—of breathing, of heartbeat, of day and night—and the rhythm of our bodies set off an echo in my mind.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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