contracted

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“One was a phone interview with an agency contracted with Meta that offered me my previous job—as a contractor for half the pay and no benefits. I declined it,” she said.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Given the expected inclusion of Alinta Energy’s 3.4 gigawatts of installed and contracted generating assets on the east and west coasts of Australia, the brokerage raises its 2026-2028 earnings forecasts for Sembcorp Industries by 16%-25%.

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

Peaty was beaten to a third successive gold in Paris by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi, having contracted coronavirus in the days before the final.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

This difference in the forces would stretch our astronaut out like spaghetti or tear him apart before the star had contracted to the critical radius at which the event horizon formed!

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking