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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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“She backed our contracts and our budgets — she has generally supported public safety.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Investors should look for customers who continue paying and renew their contracts after the initial enthusiasm fades.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

And to that Justice Alito responded: “After Obergefell, people of the same sex got married and entered into contracts, and so there was much, it was much more concrete.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lumen has so far booked $13 billion in so-called private connectivity fabric contracts, among other victories, under Johnson’s leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

This meant that they chose to enter contracts to work for no direct pay in exchange for passage across the Atlantic.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz