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proposal

[pruh-poh-zuhl] / prəˈpoʊ zəl /


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Bourdeaux said she’s not expecting much on that front, noting the Trump administration has failed to put out a traditional budget proposal with detailed projections.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, Baroness Casey said she agreed with the proposal to emulate cancer care.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

And earlier this year, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s proposal to allow the trading of some stocks and exchange-traded products in tokenized forms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The proposal will become law only after negotiations between the European Parliament and EU member states.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The Society submitted his proposal to Savery, who was not only the leading expert in the field but also held a patent which was so broadly worded that it covered any steam-powered engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“I would like to see it addressed in the lame-duck session, with a fiscal-commission bill attached,” said the Concord Coalition’s Bourdeaux, referring to proposals for a bipartisan panel that would tackle the national debt.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

The panel could put consider proposals for independent third parties to write safety plans or for companies to develop an emergency shutoff.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

The increase will take effect from the first sitting day of the new assembly mandate next May, under draft proposals by Stormont's Independent Remuneration Board.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

With the exception of the Lone Star State, “no State has adopted legislation governing shareholder proposals in more than 80 years,” the SEC says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Back when she had received those four or five marriage proposals, she had gotten “quite weary of it.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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