contracted
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One US citizen, a medical missionary working in the DRC, has contracted Ebola so far.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The BBC's editorial guidelines say presenters must not "appear on air wearing clothes or using products, goods or services which they have agreed, or been contracted, to promote".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Utilities with large, contracted data center customer bases in high-growth corridors are being repriced from regulated infrastructure to strategic AI assets.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Among them was Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who contracted sepsis and lost a fallopian tube in 2021 after doctors refused to induce her at 18 weeks pregnant in circumstances much like Waldorf’s.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
He told Farmer he felt ashamed for having contracted the virus.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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