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contracts

  • plural
    of contract.
    contract
    noun
    an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
  • present tense form
    of contract (3rd person singular).
    contract
    noun
    an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.

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Front-month Brazilian real futures contracts weakened more than 10% against the dollar while a basket of Brazilian stocks tumbled over 27% in premarket trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The following morning, Meta disclosed roughly $825 billion in future leases and noncancelable contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The probe is related to contracts the agency signed under Noem's leadership, a source told CBS.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Those fibers can then form stronger muscle tissue that contracts in a coordinated way.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The American colonies passed laws barring people convicted of crimes from a wide variety of jobs and benefits, automatically dissolving their marriages and denying them the right to enter contracts.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander