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
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
Many retailers can only trace their manufacturing back to their most immediate suppliers, and it's not uncommon for partners in Asia to subcontract work out to prisons or factories.
From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2023
If all requests are paid, Liberty says its $31.25 million subcontract would reach $44.75 million for materials, labor and especially time.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
The next charge is that a subcontract was made for less than the original contract.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
Adikalie mainly subcontracts to young people across Southwark, helping them to gain work experience, and while he hopes to keep offering these opportunities, he worries poor mobile service could hold the company back.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
The change, however, means local health plans would lose hundreds of thousands of enrollees that Kaiser was caring for through subcontracts with the local plans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 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
After taking the job, Contractor B spent the next three months working on the terms of the contract — and then, without my knowledge or approval, subcontracted the entire project to Contractor A.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Technology company Sopra Steria has been in charge of the veterans' pension scheme since 2023, and had subcontracted the administration to Equiniti.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
The company had argued that unlike its staff, subcontracted workers like the accused were not allowed to open the refrigerator without permission.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 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 Robert Green Ingersoll
He won the bid on the basis of completing the project in three days but then spent three months finessing the terms of the contract before subcontracting the job.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Our readers need to know we’re not subcontracting our ideas or prose to the amalgamation of a machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
At issue is the near-ubiquitous practice of brands subcontracting work to suppliers, who in turn contract to others, amid ever-tighter margins and scant oversight of labour conditions.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Mr Mustata said somebody else had been using Zus Transport's name on a subcontracting platform, and that they must have stolen the goods.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
In the first establishment subcontracting had made conditions too hard for most of the women; and in the second, wages were too low for a decent livelihood for most of the workers.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Sue Ainslie Clark
