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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Those three were released on bail but then rearrested by Hong Kong's anti-corruption authorities, who have also arrested a further eight suspects including scaffolding subcontractors, directors of an engineering consulting company and the renovation project managers.
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CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Several people have been arrested in relation to the fire, three initially, and eight other suspects later, including engineering consultants and scaffolding subcontractors, per the AP.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Authorities on Friday arrested seven men and one woman, ranging in age from 40 to 63, including scaffolding subcontractors, directors of an engineering consultant company and project managers supervising the renovation, the Independent Commission Against Corruption said in a statement.
—David Rising, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
Two government ministers have resigned over the scandal, with investigators alleging that a former business partner of Zelenskyy’s plotted to demand kickbacks of around $100 million from private subcontractors used by the state-run operator of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Several people have been arrested in relation to the fire, three initially, and eight other suspects later, including engineering consultants and scaffolding subcontractors, per the AP.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Authorities on Friday arrested seven men and one woman, ranging in age from 40 to 63, including scaffolding subcontractors, directors of an engineering consultant company and project managers supervising the renovation, the Independent Commission Against Corruption said in a statement.
—David Rising, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
Two government ministers have resigned over the scandal, with investigators alleging that a former business partner of Zelenskyy’s plotted to demand kickbacks of around $100 million from private subcontractors used by the state-run operator of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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