contracting

Example Sentences

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L.A.’s declining share of a contracting film and television industry is hollowing out its middle class, a group Pratt rarely talks about when homelessness is not at issue.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

“There’s a cost, and ethics and contracting questions that all come up whenever you mention anything with the border wall,” Amey said.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

"What is slowly but surely contracting, and has been for decades now, is the bright, shiny, frothy top, see-through lager market."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The Red Cross said on Saturday that three Congolese volunteers had died in Ituri after apparently contracting Ebola there.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Will the universe eventually stop expanding and start contracting, or will it expand forever?

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking