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proposal

[pruh-poh-zuhl] / prəˈpoʊ zəl /


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The videographer, Hayley’s sister Trinity Lugos, told The Times the woman confronted her as she was setting up equipment to record the proposal overlooking the ocean in Crescent Bay Point Park on Friday evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The proposal would also allow convicts to serve their terms in Kosovo, limit sentences to 15 years and clear the way for presidential pardons.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The project had been held up by an unresolved timetabling issue over concerns the new station could impact trains elsewhere on the network, with a previous proposal made to remove services at Ashley and Plumley.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The proposal, which would require congressional approval, could cost more than $1 trillion.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

I think I arrived about three years too late to get a clear interpretation of the research proposal, but he gave some clues—a spotter plane and seals.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The spokesperson did not comment on whether this specific proposal violated city rules but noted that documented proposals require a professional photography permit and said that proposals that include set-ups and structures are not allowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The chief executive of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Eliot Lyne, said his organisation needed more time to review the proposals.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei on Sunday characterised the latest US counterproposal as being "in line with their previous proposals concerning nuclear issues".

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Introducing the SEC proposals, Chairman Paul Atkins made the agency’s objectives clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

There, he dutifully produced ambitious, unworkable proposals that were read with amused tolerance and promptly binned.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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