contracted
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The U.K. economy contracted by 0.1% in April, marking its first decline since August, following a strong start to the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Blue Origin has been slated to launch some 30% of those contracted satellites, according to Amazon, which has contracted launches with Arianespace and ULA as well.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Applied Digital now has almost $2.1 billion in contracted net operating income in the pipeline.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“With a differentiated architecture, a step-change in contracted revenue from OpenAI and AWS, and a market only now learning to pay for speed, we see an asymmetric, upside-skewed setup,” wrote Wedbush’s Bryson.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The woven tunnel contracted around her and held her fast.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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