contractor
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After three tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, he went back to Afghanistan as a contractor on the security detail for a U.S. ambassador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
He started as a contractor for $28 an hour, then was hired full time and given an equity stake valued at $10,000 that vested over five years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Balfour Beatty, the United Kingdom construction contractor, is a rare operator sitting on $1.6 billion in net cash and is helping build energy infrastructure in Britain.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Viridor said the breaches were caused by a third-party contractor and were very small in scale.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Haupt's father, Hans, was a bricklayer and had found work as a contractor and painter.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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