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propose

[pruh-pohz] / prəˈpoʊz /




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And it would work with partners to "propose a new way of distributing resources through the existing Fifa Forward programme"

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The French company intends to propose an exceptional preclosing distribution of 11 euros a share, the companies said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“I can’t think of a more offensive thing to propose when I have friends who lost family members in the fire,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Across the 27-nation EU, the European Commission plans to propose measures later this year for a total ban for under-13s and progressive access for those aged 13 to 18.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

“So what do you propose to do about it?”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Idealism broadly proposes that consciousness or mind is central to the nature of reality.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

To fund the 5½-year gap until Social Security, the adviser proposes not having a fixed withdrawal strategy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Mr. Woolfson’s book, which is subtitled “Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence,” proposes not the gene-by-gene editing of today’s most ambitious therapies but a more radical rewriting of the human genome.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Then she meets a wealthy charmer, played by Neill, and he proposes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Isaac proposes to me—well, his character proposes to my character.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

Researchers now plan to test the proposed process more directly through dedicated aircraft campaigns.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Like Diarra and Chris’ relationship status, the case of Paramount’s proposed marriage to Warner Bros. is complicated.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Fifa said Thrive Eternal was expected to lead the proposed investor group for FFE.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Three years after the summer at the Bungalow, Kyle proposed at Descanso Gardens.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

And in the Soviet Union, while walking along the Black Sea waterfront with his minister of defense, Nikita Khrushchev proposed an idea that would push the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

As the threat of artificial intelligence continues to creep into the music industry, major record labels are proposing new guidelines for how music generated by artificial intelligence should be treated on the charts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Instead of proposing Waddingham as a Bond co-star, she’s the expertly skilled agent flanked by a best friend with an equally formidable intellect – the Moneypenny to her 007.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

That means they are proposing to buy about 18 million remaining shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The firm is proposing closing its facility at Cantley in the Norfolk Broads to "improve efficiency and support the long-term future" of the UK sugar industry.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

What he was proposing, in effect, was a stratum of artificial bedrock that would also serve as the floor of the basement.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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