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contract (for)

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as in to arrange (for)

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Both Brandon and Markowski were booked at the Metropolitan Detention Center with bail set at $2 million each.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Foxconn's production capacity was already fully booked for at least the next year and a half, Liu said, pointing to sustained demand for AI infrastructure.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

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