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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Prices dipped slightly from Thursday when drivers paid the most on average since July 2022.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
22 May 2026 -
Miami manager Clayton McCullough said Alcantara flooded the strike zone early but paid for a couple mistakes that stayed elevated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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Ebola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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This is a rare variant of Ebola Ebola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen.—
Jean-Yves Kamale,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Perry’s mother Suzanne Morrison wrote that her son and the family had known Iwamasa for decades, and that relatives were relieved when Perry, who’d had recurring struggles with addiction throughout his life, hired the assistant in 2022.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Netflix has hired a Fremantle strategy chief as content strategy lead in Spain, France and Italy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2026
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In April, Brendan Carr’s FCC launched a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether issues of gender identity are being included in children’s programming without flagging that content to parents, the latest scrutiny he’s placed on program content.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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To make the dream a reality, Bargatze recruited his neighbor Feliuz Verdigets to be his chief executive.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The charges relate to alleged misconduct committed between July 2023 and July 2025 while Gearhart was employed as an agent of the Lakewood Police Department.—
Lisa Starke,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Women continue performing a disproportionate amount of unpaid labor, including childcare coordination, household management, and emotional caregiving -- even while employed full-time.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Subcontracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracted. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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