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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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Even as a contractor, he violated IRS privacy policy.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

The Navy has still not finalized a design or chosen a contractor to build it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

That probe is connected to an investigation of a district contractor hired to create an artificial intelligence chatbot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Shares of defense contractor L3Harris Technologies are down about 11% since the government put $1 billion into its Missile Solutions unit.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

In 1985, following his junior year at Woodson, Chris was hired by a local building contractor to canvass neighborhoods for sales, drumming up siding jobs and kitchen remodelings.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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