Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Contracted under a former contract; betrothed for the second time.
- In entomology, slightly narrowed: noting wing-cells.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Contracted after a former contract.
- adjective obsolete Betrothed for the second time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
subcontract .
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Examples
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As for frontbench politicians, Davis describes their decision-making as almost entirely "subcontracted" - with the parameters set by colleagues or advisers or the latest fuss in the papers.
The Guardian World News Aditya Chakrabortty 2010
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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Cousin Juan Bob of Akumal has a public works company that both "subcontracted" to install and remove the lights that were never connected and, thereby enriched himself and a dozen other cousins immeasurably and pleased the indigenous community of Solidarity whose ruling council may have also benefited and puffed up their chests as well.
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