contracted
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The production company Brodeur contracted parted ways with Miss USA after a pay dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Their environmental niches expanded as landscapes became more modified, but contracted as human presence increased.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
At the time, Stewart told Complex that Monroe contracted meningitis while filming in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It makes a total of eight contracted players who have been involved in or present for late-night incidents in the past year – more than a quarter of the 30 men on England deals.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“It’s not the easiest story to read, the way it’s written and all. Like that first line: ‘I contracted an intimacy with a Mr. William Legrand.’
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Vocabulary lists containing contracted
"Watership Down" by Richard Adams, Chapter 43-Epilogue
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