subcontractor
noun
sub·con·trac·tor
ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər 
ˌsəb-kən-ˈtrak-
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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The Center for Public Safety is a part of that project as a subcontractor to Raftelis Financial Consultants.
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Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
The administration told states to provide the names, Social Security numbers and other personally identifying details of the programs’ beneficiaries since at least 2022, plus information about subcontractors and program providers dating back to 2019.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In the end, Newman was forced to hire subcontractors to complete the build.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
As a measure of the decline in industrial capacity, the number of subcontractors making up the submarine industrial base has shrunk from 15,000 at the close of the Cold War to the current 3,000 to 4,000, Courtney said.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
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Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
The administration told states to provide the names, Social Security numbers and other personally identifying details of the programs’ beneficiaries since at least 2022, plus information about subcontractors and program providers dating back to 2019.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In the end, Newman was forced to hire subcontractors to complete the build.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
As a measure of the decline in industrial capacity, the number of subcontractors making up the submarine industrial base has shrunk from 15,000 at the close of the Cold War to the current 3,000 to 4,000, Courtney said.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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