subcontract

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The RSF scored an important victory against the Darfur rebels, did less well in fighting an insurgency in the Nuba Mountains adjacent to South Sudan, and took a subcontract to police the border with Libya.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Another reason for calm in Wall Street is that its traders subcontract the job of risk assessment to the oil market.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

If all requests are paid, Liberty says its $31.25 million subcontract would reach $44.75 million for materials, labor and especially time.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Finally, poultry processors subcontract chicken farming to independent contractors who raise chickens under exclusive contracts for a single firm.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2022

The difference between a contract and a subcontract is the territory of profit in which every American loves to settle.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green