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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Yastrzemski is under contract through 2025 after reportedly agreeing to a one-year deal this offseason.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
The reigning world champion may be under contract at Red Bull through to 2028, but with the team’s form sliding in the past 18 months amid drama behind and in the scenes, the will-he-won’t-he storyline looked ready to persist through the summer.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Signing Robinson to his max extension would push the Knicks well over the second apron for the 2026-27 NBA season with the other core rotation players remaining under contract.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
Ferree is under contract through 2027 with a club option for 2028.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
The reigning world champion may be under contract at Red Bull through to 2028, but with the team’s form sliding in the past 18 months amid drama behind and in the scenes, the will-he-won’t-he storyline looked ready to persist through the summer.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Signing Robinson to his max extension would push the Knicks well over the second apron for the 2026-27 NBA season with the other core rotation players remaining under contract.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
Ferree is under contract through 2027 with a club option for 2028.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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