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“It is a contractually agreed-upon item and they know this is out of anyone’s immediate control,” said Bob Knowles, who oversees transportation for NFI Industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Content creators are "contractually bound" to brands, which obliges them to keep posting no matter what, according to the journalist.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The conference website, seeking to address safety concerns, explains that the organization is contractually bound to host events in the U.S. for the next couple of years.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

“The United Parcel Service is contractually obligated to create 30,000 Teamsters jobs under our current national master agreement,” Sean M. O’Brien, president of Teamsters General, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

Somehow Ellsworth had blundered—either through carelessness or a clerical error—and didn’t pay $480 that was owed, and as contractually agreed upon, the company had the right to dispose of the storage room’s contents.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady