- present participle of contract.
contracting
Example Sentences
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As the labor market shifts toward independent contracting, traditional employee benefits like health insurance, paid leave and emergency safety nets have moved out of reach for millions of workers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The worker at the Antiplague Scientific Research Institute in Irkutsk province died Friday after contracting “pneumonia of an unknown cause,” the region’s governor, Igor Kobzev, said Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Jones said contracting Campylobacter from polluted water was "pretty nasty".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
An opponent of the measure, Rodriguez said the Board of Public Works was established to provide independent review of city contracting, with commissioners’ decisions made in public meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
These would convert the hydrogen into more helium, and the heat given off would raise the pressure, and so stop the clouds from contracting any further.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
