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subcontracts

  • present tense form
    of subcontract (3rd person singular).
    subcontract
    noun
    a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.

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The nonprofit subcontracts with around 100 legal service providers nationwide that represent tens of thousands of unaccompanied children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

While Shein has no customers in China, it subcontracts thousands of factories in the country to produce its enormous selection of low-price merchandise and adapt to rapidly changing consumer tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"If we look at large companies, their accident rate is close to zero, but in the chain of contracts and subcontracts, especially among small and medium-sized firms, that's where accidents happen," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

It subcontracts to hotels to provide accommodation for about half of those and also, according to the latest official data, uses more hotels than the other contractors.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

“Yes, well, Apollo is too busy to see to them,” Geryon explained, “so he subcontracts to us. We breed them vigorously because there’s such a demand.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan