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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Working in reverse with those three options, the three two-way players currently under contract to the Heat are center Vlad Goldin and guards Myron Gardner and Jahmir Young.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Schwartz, a Baltimore-area native and Mount Saint Joseph graduate, was under contract for one more season.
—Joe Reedy, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Backlog for the cloud business — or revenue under contract but not yet booked — more than doubled year over year, reaching $240 billion, Pichai said on the call.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Tigers have only one player under contract worth more than $35 million—Javier Baez at $140 million—and two if Valdez officially signs.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Schwartz, a Baltimore-area native and Mount Saint Joseph graduate, was under contract for one more season.
—Joe Reedy, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Backlog for the cloud business — or revenue under contract but not yet booked — more than doubled year over year, reaching $240 billion, Pichai said on the call.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Tigers have only one player under contract worth more than $35 million—Javier Baez at $140 million—and two if Valdez officially signs.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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