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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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A coworker urged her to not speak out again, she said, but she ended up losing her job after the contractor stopped calling her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In other words, a federal contract doesn’t have to expressly specify that a contractor perform an action for it to be covered by the removal statute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Feinberg for months privately criticized contractor RTX about the pace of negotiations to speed its production of AMRAAM, Standard Missile and Tomahawk munitions, according to people familiar with the exchanges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A Durham Police officer told the coroner the force was contacted on 29 July 2024 after a contractor working on the building found a "small skeleton of a baby under the floorboards".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In a southern New England town one contractor finished his work with some chemical remaining in his tank.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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