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proposal

[pruh-poh-zuhl] / prəˈpoʊ zəl /


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The immediate proposal is designed to minimise that risk.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Schalk’s family set up the proposal spot while everyone was walking to the site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The latest proposal would instead add “Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump” to the facade and name the surrounding grounds “President Donald J. Trump Plaza.”

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Macron's former prime minister Gabriel Attal, who backed the proposal, expressed his disappointment.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 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

Lawmakers are now considering rival proposals for drone investment worth billions of dollars that could be passed as early as this week.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

New proposals by the Bureau of Reclamation may do more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

But as the deadline looms to prevent insolvency, it’s possible these proposals could become more attractive — or simply more necessary.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

The two controversial proposals are among the 14 ballot measures Californians will decide in the Nov. 3 election.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The work was so hard and the proposals so constant that they married within a very short time.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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