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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Sheridan was the only goalkeeper under contract with the club.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
But having a coach under contract shouldn’t prevent any owner from waiting to see who else might shake free.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Lower mortgage rates have gotten the phones ringing again, even for condos and Via Varra is seeing more properties start to go under contract.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Williams is under contract until 2027.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
But having a coach under contract shouldn’t prevent any owner from waiting to see who else might shake free.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Lower mortgage rates have gotten the phones ringing again, even for condos and Via Varra is seeing more properties start to go under contract.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Williams is under contract until 2027.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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