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contract

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






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Unionized workers at a Michigan plant producing a key component for General Motors GM -5.21%decrease; down pointing triangle trucks have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract following a 10-day strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The DGA’s tentative contract marks the last few steps of the current Hollywood union negotiation cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In New York, hotel housekeepers, railroad workers and nurses all notched significant contract wins this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Serco has a prisoner escort and custody services contract with the Ministry of Justice across the south of England.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Already Mr. Greenbaum was writing about a new contract.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater




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