by contract
idiom
: according to the terms stated in a contract : by a legal agreement
We are bound by contract to pay the full price.
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And armies of annotators spend months labeling training sets that form the backbone of ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others, paid once by contract but excluded from the billions in ongoing value their work creates.
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Ruan Transportation: crimped by contract cancellation Another July layoff announcement involved 144 job reductions at trucking/logistics firm Ruan Transportation in Tolleson.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
That’s a huge number, given that about three-quarters of the entire state budget largely is fixed by contract or other legal obligations.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
Together, these groups generated 13.3 billion euros in 2024, driven by contract and online business.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Ruan Transportation: crimped by contract cancellation Another July layoff announcement involved 144 job reductions at trucking/logistics firm Ruan Transportation in Tolleson.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
That’s a huge number, given that about three-quarters of the entire state budget largely is fixed by contract or other legal obligations.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
Together, these groups generated 13.3 billion euros in 2024, driven by contract and online business.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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“By contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20contract. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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