contractors

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UPS and its contractors are responsible for performing shop work to keep the planes airworthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The large man in blue overalls is contracted to the UAE-based Atlas Agri, one of the biggest of 44 registered merchants and contractors in the southern African country.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

To ensure that those pathways lead to jobs, it would encourage federal contractors to develop apprenticeship programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Through the costly efforts of district staff and private contractors, which included Innive, the system gradually became functional and continues in use.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The city of Anaheim started to recruit defense contractors, eventually persuading Northrop, Boeing, and North American Aviation to build factories there.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser