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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This is his last year under contract.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Watson is under contract for the 2026 season, and Dillon Gabriel is Sanders' backup.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Several young players are under contract through at least 2028, including Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson, who finished 1-2 in the AL Rookie of the Year voting.
—CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
Nobody is under contract to the Leafs longer than Nylander; his eight-year contract won’t expire until the summer of 2032.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Watson is under contract for the 2026 season, and Dillon Gabriel is Sanders' backup.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Several young players are under contract through at least 2028, including Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson, who finished 1-2 in the AL Rookie of the Year voting.
—CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
Nobody is under contract to the Leafs longer than Nylander; his eight-year contract won’t expire until the summer of 2032.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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