contractor

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Fire investigation officer, David Hadjicostas, told the BBC podcast that a forensic contractor allowed crucial evidence to be put in a skip.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

McCawley added that the dismissal of the harassment claims was based on the court’s determination that Lively was an independent contractor rather than an employee, not a finding that the alleged conduct did not occur.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Cook was the mastermind of the strategy that made China the primary manufacturing base for Apple devices, with the vast majority of iPhones assembled by contractor Foxconn and other suppliers in Chinese factories.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Realizing they were in over their heads, they spent another $40,000 on renovations with a contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The contractor knew enough Spanish, and the Mexicans—or at least the oldest of them, their spokesman— seemed to know enough English to communicate.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez