proposing

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He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The second thing is that an adviser was proposing a Roth conversion to you at all.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

He said he "supports the broad thrust" of what Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is proposing.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Some states, including Tennessee, are proposing additional, more complex restrictions based on ingredient lists.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

In the first weeks of January 1953, that nightmare seemed to come true: Pauling and Robert Corey wrote a paper proposing a structure of DNA and sent a preliminary copy to Cambridge.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee