contractor
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The papers also claimed that Seaver used his experience as a military contractor to intimidate employees.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It also operates as a contractor on both public and private-sector projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Reed was meeting that day with three executives from a Hawaiian defense contractor, Navatek.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I treat them like I’m a contractor that they don’t want to get rid of. So I manage the expenses and the labor as such.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
There she meets Scott Hipwell, an independent IT contractor who is friendly with the restaurant manager, and the two of them hit it off.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
The 2.25-mile automated train originally was supposed to open in 2023, and more recently, contractors said they hoped to start service next month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Balmer said councils and waste management contractors were under an obligation to collect the rubbish.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The money had come from Navatek’s account, not Kao’s, violating a ban on government contractors making donations.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Monday’s disruption was the latest in a series of air-traffic problems in recent years related to faulty, often old equipment—or contractors interfering with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Most of the buildings on this side of the camp had been put up in the early months, before they’d found people who’d been architects and contractors and put them in charge.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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