contractor
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And it is working with defense contractor RTX on the U.S.’s Golden Dome, a space-based missile-defense shield.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He had said, in effect: “I found this contractor myself. He worked on the pool at my golf club.”
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
It said it had been informed by the contractor The Hill Group that checks before demolition did not identify nesting birds within the building that would prevent works from proceeding.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Israel says 25 soldiers and one civilian contractor have been killed over the same period.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The contractor system was abolished in 1884, due in part to these perennial abuses but also because of the opposition of unions.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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The Circuit
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