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In early trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF contract is flat at 79.21 euros a megawatt-hour after breaching 80 euros in the previous session.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He compared the arrangement, which is common in the cargo industry, to how major U.S. passenger carriers contract with regional airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

If England go out early in next year's Rugby World Cup, it will be difficult to find anyone advocating for a further contract extension for Borthwick, who was appointed in December 2022.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Blizzard helped shape the gaming industry, and I’m proud that this contract allows us to continue setting new standards for this work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The thought of the captain made Zheng’s heart contract.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Front-month Brent crude oil futures rose 2.2% to $100.06 a barrel, while front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures advanced 1.8% to $94.70 a barrel, before both contracts edged back slightly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Both Brent crude and WTI contracts are now up over 60% since the start of the year, and about 10% so far this month.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

If it were up to him, the 44-year-old mechanic would choose something better: a fully compliant workshop with modern facilities on which he would pay taxes and bid for contracts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The producers argued that “most favored nations” clauses in their contracts entitled them to the same terms Darabont received.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Her gray oily hair clings to her skull and her chest contracts and expands in shallow breaths beneath her black clothes.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

It has signed power purchase agreements with domestic onshore wind power providers and contracted a new battery system to connect to Finland’s grid to help with grid balancing and stabilizing electricity prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

She said the plane was a Boeing 767 made in 1994 and operated by 21 Air LLC, based in Miami and contracted to Amazon.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

“The child contracted measles, and measles caused the death of the child,” Diamantoni told The Washington Post.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

The conservancy, which manages 88% of the island, announced last year that it would use contracted hunters to shoot the invasive deer over four to five years as part of an ecosystem restoration plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

However, in American tournaments, where hotel ballrooms are rented and contracted for a specified period and players have made arrangements for flights home, it’s necessary to apply a tie-breaking system to determine the winner.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

When they get out, he says, they plan to start a contracting business together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the underlying condition made the infant especially vulnerable to severe illness after contracting measles.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Employers in the country cut a net 41,700 jobs in August, though with the participation rate dipping slightly and the labor force contracting, the unemployment rate remained at 6.4%, Statistics Canada said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

When making a large purchase or contracting for a service, you might feel shy about asking the seller to lower their price, but it is a good habit to get into.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

The bubonic plague is a valid medieval fate; I do believe, though, that contracting the plague in this dreadful century would be only ludicrous.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole