contracted

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The U.S. service economy contracted in March for the first time in over three years due to rising energy prices, S&P Global reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Mutual Housing contracted with Guerdon Modular Buildings, another Idaho-based manufacturer with among the longest track records in the industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Employment also contracted for the 30th consecutive month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The program has a target of ultimately feeding 83 million people, but it has come under the spotlight after thousands of recipients contracted food poisoning.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

And there was a record made by a camp doctor at a subcamp in Kassel, Germany, that a Daniel LeBlanc contracted influenza in the first part of 1943.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr