subcontractor
noun
sub·con·trac·tor
ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər 
ˌsəb-kən-ˈtrak-
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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Comptroller’s records show Fort NYC Security is a subcontractor on two contracts worth nearly $34 million that the city awarded to Bhrags to manage shelters, according to local outlet the City.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Greystar, the nation’s largest multifamily apartment owner, earlier sued the builder and several subcontractors over a plumbing leak that led to millions in damages in one of the buildings at Urban East along Riverside Drive.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Ali is detained in Arizona, where ICE has used subcontractors to charter flights to Iran with layovers in Qatar or Kuwait.
—Philip Wang, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
One of Meta’s three primary construction firms, DPR, hired subcontractor Mammoth Industries to build a sprawling, 130-acre workforce housing complex that includes more than 300 full-service RV sites near the Meta project.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Greystar, the nation’s largest multifamily apartment owner, earlier sued the builder and several subcontractors over a plumbing leak that led to millions in damages in one of the buildings at Urban East along Riverside Drive.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Ali is detained in Arizona, where ICE has used subcontractors to charter flights to Iran with layovers in Qatar or Kuwait.
—Philip Wang, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
One of Meta’s three primary construction firms, DPR, hired subcontractor Mammoth Industries to build a sprawling, 130-acre workforce housing complex that includes more than 300 full-service RV sites near the Meta project.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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