contracted
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Recall also the Covid-era glorification of “quiet quitting”—in which employees simply stop doing the jobs they were contracted to do—and the scores of think pieces claiming that Americans’ “work-life balance” is less than optimal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
CoreWeave’s fundraising initiatives will help the company fulfill contracted demand from its customers, which has soared in recent weeks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Both Stokes and McCullum are contracted to England until 2027.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
ICE has contracted with the facilities as the agency has taken in record numbers of detainees.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“You have had the land,” Sivaji said, “for which you have contracted to pay: so much money, so much rice. These are just dues, I must have them. Would you have me return empty-handed?”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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