contracting
- present participle of contract.
Example Sentences
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These are examples of a Big Tech hyperscaler contracting directly for power.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
None of those justifications appear to apply here, according to contracting experts and former staffers consulted by ProPublica.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The 84 year-old Republican recently revealed he had been hospitalised after suffering a fall and contracting mild pneumonia.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“But she’s not a scat singer. She improvises more in the technique of the Baroque period, expanding and contracting phrases or adding trills that deviate from the melody.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Yeah, I’m only contracting with the Vigilance Committee now and then. Got my own crew, really. We buccaneers.”
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
