subcontractor
noun
sub·con·trac·tor
ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər 
ˌsəb-kən-ˈtrak-
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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Formed in July 2024 as a nonprofit benefit corporation, the Ballpark District Community Partnership is a subcontractor to the Downtown Partnership, which acts as the owners’ association for the downtown-wide property and business improvement district.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
But the program has faced nearly a decade of delays — with perhaps more on the way — from a series of issues, including a critical subcontractor’s bankruptcy and the difficulty of finding and retaining qualified staff who could be awarded high-level security clearances.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Cultured Code promises not to share personal user data, aside from with Cultured Code’s subcontractors, like Amazon and Google.
—PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
The airlines that operate these flights for ICE are mostly subcontractors, Cartwright says — usually private charter airlines that fly for many different clients.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
But the program has faced nearly a decade of delays — with perhaps more on the way — from a series of issues, including a critical subcontractor’s bankruptcy and the difficulty of finding and retaining qualified staff who could be awarded high-level security clearances.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Cultured Code promises not to share personal user data, aside from with Cultured Code’s subcontractors, like Amazon and Google.
—PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
The airlines that operate these flights for ICE are mostly subcontractors, Cartwright says — usually private charter airlines that fly for many different clients.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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