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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Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
That year, teams were able to protect up to eight players who either were under contract or poised to be restricted free agents, losing no more than one player.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Only players under contract or team control through 2026 could be protected.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 9 June 2025
The Panthers have seven of their top nine forwards and four of their top six defensemen under contract after this season — with seven of those 11 under contract through at least the 2027-28 season.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
That year, teams were able to protect up to eight players who either were under contract or poised to be restricted free agents, losing no more than one player.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Only players under contract or team control through 2026 could be protected.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 9 June 2025
The Panthers have seven of their top nine forwards and four of their top six defensemen under contract after this season — with seven of those 11 under contract through at least the 2027-28 season.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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