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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The only centers whom the Sixers have under contract aside from Embiid and Drummond are Adem Bona and Johni Broome, a pair of recent second-round picks.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mind you, this was a full day after Prater had first arrived in Buffalo — technically his second day under contract.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Hailey Van Lith and Maddy Westbeld remain under contract alongside Reese and Cardoso, although the rookies could be dealt in trades.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Detroit Lions enter their 2025 NFL season opener against the Green Bay Packers with just two quarterbacks under contract.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mind you, this was a full day after Prater had first arrived in Buffalo — technically his second day under contract.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Hailey Van Lith and Maddy Westbeld remain under contract alongside Reese and Cardoso, although the rookies could be dealt in trades.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Detroit Lions enter their 2025 NFL season opener against the Green Bay Packers with just two quarterbacks under contract.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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