contracted
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For the first quarter, the Central Statistics Office first estimated the economy contracted by 2%, then by 12.1%, before more recently settling on the 7% estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
More than 80 percent of programs contained information that was either seriously misleading or straight-up wrong, including that HIV can be contracted by sweat and tears and that condoms are ineffective.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Yates, 33, has been a loyal domestique to Pogacar since 2023, and is contracted for another two seasons.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
There have been at least two infants who have contracted measles so far this year in California — both of whom traveled internationally before falling ill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
However, in American tournaments, where hotel ballrooms are rented and contracted for a specified period and players have made arrangements for flights home, it’s necessary to apply a tie-breaking system to determine the winner.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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