contractor
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Her husband is a government contractor who travels often, which means childcare is always part of the equation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The contractor operated a Maryland data center that stored public-company data that the SEC distributes for investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Platner also faced questions from fellow progressives regarding the time he spent employed as a security contractor associated with the mercenary force Blackwater.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Or—as a reporter who tracks Julia down suggests—is she helping to deliver this new tech into the hands of a weapons contractor?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Burnham issued stern directives to Olmsted and Ferris and to every contractor still at work.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
He has helped national security contractors win consulting contracts with Emirati security services and court another prospective client: G42.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Ukraine technically doesn’t even have its license yet, a process that involves the defense contractors that produce Patriots.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
“These approaches create a gap. Insurers often rely on standardized estimating software built on regional averages, while contractors price work based on current labor availability, material shortages, permit requirements, and real construction conditions.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
EDF runs Sizewell B and employs 620 staff and about 300 contractors at the plant.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Accordingly, Langley centralized its computing operations into a group named the Analysis and Computation Division, created to service all the center’s research operations, as well as to provide computing to outside contractors.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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