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as in deal
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
accused her of breaking their contract by not completing the decorating job on budget
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
a contract outlining what needed to be done by each person
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as in to get
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio
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as in to shrink
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
metal contracts at low temperatures
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
contract the calf muscles in your legs
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as in to bargain
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July
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Recent Examples of contract
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
And even aid groups whose contracts are still active may not be able to assist in the earthquake relief efforts.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
Patient dies after contracting rabies from kidney transplant Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Now that all the Dolphins’ contracts have been registered, what remained true a week ago remains the case today: The Dolphins didn’t guarantee a single dollar, beyond this season, to any of their new players.
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More than half of all women will contract this kind of UTI in their lifetime, and almost a third will battle recurring episodes.
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Scott Gilbertson Save With Vitamix Promo Codes and Deals in March 2025 Score discounts on blenders, food processors, immersion blenders, and more with our selection of Vitamix coupons and deals.—
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His deal started at $5.4 million with $250,000 annual escalators and runs through 2030.—
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However, the parties involved failed to come to any agreement before that deal expired at the end of the year.—
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Funds will go toward materials, communication and transportation, property insurance, contractual maintenance agreement and equipment repairs, according to budget documents.—
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There are many people who are not getting social service programs, especially people with disabilities.—
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Now the gap has shrunk to 5.3% behind 2024 and 35% behind 2019.—
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If the company stumbles—or worse, goes bust—your deferred cash could shrink or vanish.—
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For complex tasks, the smartphone can further compress the latent representations and forward them to cloud servers for specialized processing (e.g., full document OCR or advanced medical diagnostics).—
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More importantly, compressed monthly changes highlight the general lack of homebuying demand that continues to characterize the current housing market.—
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Postal workers first earned the right to collectively bargain in 1970, Capone said, and since the early 80s the postal service has managed to exist without the benefit of additional federal dollars or support.—
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Per the league's announcement, Urías has agreed to submit to an evaluation by the Joint Policy Board under the policy, which is collectively bargained between MLB and its players' union, and to comply with any of the board's recommendation.—
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The version Kyiv approved earlier does not include security guarantees, but says that the fund would be reinvested for the benefit of Ukraine.—
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Meanwhile, Trump said on Friday that the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom struck a deal to avoid one of his executive orders by providing $100 million in pro bono work during the Trump administration -- among other guarantees.—
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The nine-theater commitment builds upon a previous 2023 pact that called for eight Imax systems, effectively tripling the partners’ footprint since early last year.—
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That includes pacts with major broadcast groups including Nexstar, Gray, Sinclair, Tegna, Hearst, Sunbeam, Cox Media, Scripps, Weigel, Mission, News Press and Marquee.—
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“Contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contract. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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