proposal
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Deere’s rejected proposal offered union members two years of 4% wage increases and $3,000 bonuses to extend the current contract to 2029.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Deere turned down the counteroffer, describing it as costing the company roughly $500 million more than the company’s extension proposal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
His budget proposal for 2026 included a tax on big companies of more than $20 a month per employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The American Farm Bureau Federation warned Trump’s proposal could cause “long-term damage” to cattle producers, while Republican lawmakers from major cattle states have also pushed back.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
In 1924, Hermann Werner Siemens, the German eugenicist and Nazi sympathizer, proposed a twin study that advanced Galton’s proposal by meticulously separating identical twins from fraternal twins.*
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Union members will vote on the proposals on August 31.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
DOJ officials and the company had spent months exchanging settlement proposals but had little to show for it, and some in the government had been pushing to break up the giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Norris is expected to come up with proposals to further restrict the early release of some prisoners when Parliament resumes next month.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Interwoven with stories of life during wartime are proposals or instructions, allowing viewers to assess for themselves how much the works in the gallery reflect the artists’ original ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The official statement said that proposals to change the way gender is listed on government documents “should be considered on a case-by-case basis by the affected federal and state agencies.”
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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