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contract

[kon-trakt, kuhn-trakt] / ˈkɒn trækt, kənˈtrækt /






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He compared the arrangement, which is common in the cargo industry, to how major U.S. passenger carriers contract with regional airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

In early trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF contract is flat at 79.21 euros a megawatt-hour after breaching 80 euros in the previous session.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

"If you don't get offered a new contract there's a reason, so what do you do? You go out and earn it," said Robinson.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

“This contract marks the beginning of a new era at Blizzard Entertainment, but it doesn’t stop with us,” “Overwatch” bargaining committee member and quality analyst Simon Hedrick said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

I can do this whole community contract thing on my own.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Bitcoin slipped 0.2% to $78,106.89, while New York gold contracts fell 0.1% to $4,455.10 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Hwang expects Hanwha’s new shipbuilding contracts to rise about 47% to $14.7 billion this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

One of the provisions in the Blizzard contracts gives laid-off workers the right to be “recalled” into open jobs across Blizzard’s bargaining units for 14 months after the announcement of their layoff.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Both Brent crude and WTI contracts are now up over 60% since the start of the year, and about 10% so far this month.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Those lucky enough to get contracts waved goodbye from the decks.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

For those without exempt status rejoining the DP World Tour, it is understood they could not be contracted to LIV.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

It has signed power purchase agreements with domestic onshore wind power providers and contracted a new battery system to connect to Finland’s grid to help with grid balancing and stabilizing electricity prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Trade contracted 1.9 percent, ending six straight quarters of growth, while manufacturing posted a third consecutive decline, with seven of its 10 divisions reporting weaker output.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

“The child contracted measles, and measles caused the death of the child,” Diamantoni told The Washington Post.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

He stood behind the cash register, and his face contracted and hardened as he tried to recall the things that had happened during the night.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

When they get out, he says, they plan to start a contracting business together.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the underlying condition made the infant especially vulnerable to severe illness after contracting measles.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

When making a large purchase or contracting for a service, you might feel shy about asking the seller to lower their price, but it is a good habit to get into.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Karp reserved his sharpest language for what he described as sovereignty in name only: contracting non-US firms to deploy American or Chinese closed models.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Expanding and bursting outward, and contracting and forming inward, it was the rhythm of being—of breathing, of heartbeat, of day and night—and the rhythm of our bodies set off an echo in my mind.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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