- present participle of contact.
contacting
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This week, Think Jerky began contacting current retailers and prospects, alerting them to the sriracha jerky’s Hollywood debut and offering them movie tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Peters also surrendered his passport and, as part of his bail conditions, agreed to refrain from contacting or posting about his accuser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Organizations worth contacting include the Illinois Department of Aging, which should be able to direct you toward legal counsel; the National Center on Elder Abuse, an agency affiliated with the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
She says she was immediately sent home from work and suspended, pending a disciplinary hearing, at which she was sacked for gross misconduct because contacting the media was in breach of her contract.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
She could try contacting someone with Daedalus’s laptop, but she doubted she could get a signal down here.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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