contracted
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In the first half of that year, the economy had contracted at a rate of just over 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The deal leaves Palmer on one of the longest contracts in the Premier League, with only Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Chelsea team-mates Joao Pedro and Geovany Quenda also contracted to 2034.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
In all three cases, the P/E ratio contracted, and the CDS spread widened, but Nvidia appears unscathed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
She may have contracted the disease from a broken test tube, the outlet reported, without elaborating.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
“He said you contracted him and the Dime Lions to go after Yul-Bayur for the Merchant Council as well.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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"Watership Down" by Richard Adams, Chapter 43-Epilogue
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