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The company has contracted to add $38.5 billion in leases in the coming years.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

ICE has contracted with the facilities as the agency has taken in record numbers of detainees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Melissa Otto, head of research at S&P Global Visible Alpha, noted that investors may be wondering if Microsoft “is an interesting opportunity or not” in light of how rapidly its multiple has contracted.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Cuba’s economy has contracted 15% since 2018, according to Ricardo Torres Pérez, a Cuban economist at the American University in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

In order to improve his land, to provide for co-heirs, children, etc., the farmer has contracted a mortgage: he has no choice of creditor: thus his plight is rendered all the worse.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel