as in paid
to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do
Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists.
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When factoring in the exclusion date, the data shows that Arizona has not paid out any claims to providers once they were caught.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Now, this episode is extra special because Annie and I have actually paid out big bucks to get furry co-hosts to talk firsthand about their feelings on water, making his podcast debut all the way from the New Orleans streets, my elderly orange and white Tabby George.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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Artemis 3 will stay in Earth orbit and feature a rendezvous between Orion and one or both of the private moon landers that NASA has contracted for the Artemis program.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Jimmy Tate of Tate Capital, the shopping center’s original developer, leases spaces in the plaza to local businesses and contracted with H&M for the hotel build.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Since Howell and Tretter’s resignations last July, the union has operated under the direction of president Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who plays linebacker for the Chicago Bears, and White, whom the union hired in August as interim executive director.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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To adapt the play, Preminger hired the great screenwriter and novelist Graham Greene, who Preminger felt would add meaning and emotional investment to the project given his Catholicism.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Los Angeles School Board placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on indefinite administrative leave Friday, two days after FBI agents raided his California home and school district office.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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State officials, after running all providers against claims in AHCCCS’s system, confirmed that the agency approved zero payments to providers after the date on which they were placed on the exclusions list.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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During his senior year at a boarding school in Pretoria, American colleges aggressively recruited Bennett, who won the stroke-play portion of the 2023 Nomads South Africa Boys Under-19 Championship by 21 strokes.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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By far the youngest was French club Strasbourg (average age 21 years and five months), who are part of the same BlueCo ownership group, and from whom Chelsea recently recruited Liam Rosenior to be their new coach.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic has been in a tense battle with the Pentagon over its AI models since at least January, when Anthropic was employed by Palantir during the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to people familiar with the matter.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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According to the senior Pentagon official, representatives from the department, including Undersecretary of Defense Emil Michael, recently discussed several hypothetical scenarios with Anthropic leadership about how the company’s products might be employed by the military.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Subcontracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracted. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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