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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Clark is currently playing on a three-year deal worth $64 million total that keeps him under contract through 2027.
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Tomlin is under contract in Pittsburgh for two more seasons.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Last year, Colorado went 9-4, as Sanders went on to sign a five-year, $54 million extension, which puts him under contract through 2029.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Waddle, Achane, Zach Sieler, Jordyn Brooks, Patrick Paul, Aaron Brewer (and perhaps this draft class) are a decent foundation, and perhaps Miami can find a way to keep Minkah Fitzpatrick and Chubb, who are both under contract next season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Tomlin is under contract in Pittsburgh for two more seasons.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Last year, Colorado went 9-4, as Sanders went on to sign a five-year, $54 million extension, which puts him under contract through 2029.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Waddle, Achane, Zach Sieler, Jordyn Brooks, Patrick Paul, Aaron Brewer (and perhaps this draft class) are a decent foundation, and perhaps Miami can find a way to keep Minkah Fitzpatrick and Chubb, who are both under contract next season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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