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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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For example, someone with a financial background could be a good fit for a contractor who needs help assembling project bids.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The average star of WWE or AEW signs on as an independent contractor, meaning they are responsible for their own health insurance and are subject to being fired for nearly any cause.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Bonadeo, a semiretired general contractor who is now 72, and Betty McDonald had six children they had adopted in their 50s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Specialist façade contractor Lindner Prater was also fined £300,000, after it and St James were found guilty of ignoring "foreseeable risks".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

‘We need those tree stumps out of here by tomorrow,’ the contractor said.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Infrastructure projects, hospitals and healthcare facilities are also powering the need for workers, said Lovett, who recruits for general contractors and large subcontractors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In recent years, AEW has pitched itself as an antidote to the WWE, but its roster is also almost entirely composed of independent contractors.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Marines will remain to protect American diplomatic missions, along with contractors to maintain Iraq’s fleet of F-16 jet fighters and American-made tanks, according to current and former U.S. officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

One resident in Bab el-Mandeb village said much of that construction was done by the Emirates, whose contractors would ferry Southeast Asian construction workers to the island and provide them with food.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Stanton weeded out unfit and incompetent officers; battled dishonest government contractors who sold the army low-quality uniforms, rotting equipment, and defective weapons; and endured an epidemic of officers who would not fight.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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