under contract
idiom
: required to provide something (such as work or a service) according to the terms stated in a contract
She is under contract with the TV station for three more years.
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Ada County, home to the state’s largest urban center, does autopsies under contract with Taylor and more than 30 other coroners around the state.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
There are 20 edge players already under contract with average annual values from $15 million all the way up to Nick Bosa’s $34 million.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
In its most recent quarterly earnings call with investors, executives at GEO Group signaled the company is standing by for a possible Trump presidency and policy shift that could boost payments to its 17 detention centers under contract with ICE.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The sculpture was part of H&M underwear marketing scheme and occurred while Beckham was under contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
There are 20 edge players already under contract with average annual values from $15 million all the way up to Nick Bosa’s $34 million.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
In its most recent quarterly earnings call with investors, executives at GEO Group signaled the company is standing by for a possible Trump presidency and policy shift that could boost payments to its 17 detention centers under contract with ICE.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The sculpture was part of H&M underwear marketing scheme and occurred while Beckham was under contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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