contracting

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The Pentagon’s “cost plus” contracting encourages tweaks and new bells and whistles for different military services and launchers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The data suggest that contracting hantavirus is rare, said Dr. Afif El-Hasan, a member of the American Lung Assn.’s national board of directors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The predicted tightening of monetary policy comes as rising oil prices have stoked inflation in the bloc, with the eurozone’s economy contracting by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2026.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

At the party, I met 27-year-old Connor Mcleod, who was trying to get a crisis response contracting business called Harm off the ground.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

He says it was given to him by his father, who passed away two years ago after contracting cancer.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman