subcontract
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The RSF scored an important victory against the Darfur rebels, did less well in fighting an insurgency in the Nuba Mountains adjacent to South Sudan, and took a subcontract to police the border with Libya.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
In Kousisis, the allegation is that a contractor who partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation engaged in fraud by misrepresenting that the contractor would subcontract with minority-owned businesses.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025
Another reason for calm in Wall Street is that its traders subcontract the job of risk assessment to the oil market.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Can their businesses subcontract with the state for goods and services?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Dorsey went on to New Mexico, and in May or July of that year another law was passed, allowing a subcontractor to put his subcontract on file.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
While Shein has no customers in China, it subcontracts thousands of factories in the country to produce its enormous selection of low-price merchandise and adapt to rapidly changing consumer tastes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"If we look at large companies, their accident rate is close to zero, but in the chain of contracts and subcontracts, especially among small and medium-sized firms, that's where accidents happen," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
It subcontracts to hotels to provide accommodation for about half of those and also, according to the latest official data, uses more hotels than the other contractors.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
MV Transportation subcontracts with Solid Ground for King County Metro to provide paratransit services for seniors and people with disabilities.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
“Yes, well, Apollo is too busy to see to them,” Geryon explained, “so he subcontracts to us. We breed them vigorously because there’s such a demand.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Amivero subcontracted the work to Guidehouse, a global consulting firm that works with the U.S. on defense and intelligence efforts, among other clients and services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Gucci had the capability to manufacture shoes for Brioni, yet Brioni subcontracted production to outside workshops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
With 39 other subcontracted workers offering statements that they also ate snack from the fridge, the appellate court ruled that "it is difficult to conclude that the defendant had the intent to steal."
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Alison's haulage firm, which moves millions of pounds around the country each year, subcontracted to a smaller transport company for a job earlier this year.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
That John R. Miner then found that service in eastern Oregon was not in operation, although it had been subcontracted; but he then applied to Thomas J. Brady for an extension of time.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
Other provisions of the agreement include a “significant ongoing contribution” to build housing for hospitality workers, protections against automation and subcontracting, and premium pay for the World Cup and 2027 Super Bowl, Petersen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The UIL union has also pointed to continued issues in subcontracting, and this week said more could be done on improving the quality of training and tackling undeclared work.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Once its latest ferry MV Glen Rosa is completed next year, Ferguson's has no more ship orders - just some subcontracting work from BAE Systems to keep its welders and platers occupied.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
The subcontracting system bore most severely on the women in the trade, as the greater proportion of the finishers were women, and before the strike nearly every finisher was employed by a subcontractor.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie
