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During the trial against her husband and his half-brother, Carolyn Bryant took the stand and testified that Till had grabbed her hand and propositioned her.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Anyone with a cellphone has been propositioned at least once by this type of arrangement: the recruiter with a great offer to earn extra money, and with very little required of you.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Before Patrick is propositioned to take Kat out, he is portrayed as scary, lonely and unapproachable.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

During his on-court interview, the second-seeded Italian was propositioned from someone in the crowd.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022

Over the next seven years, despite being shunned by Beckett scholars, manipulated by his friends and propositioned by countless sources, Bair persevered, eventually winning the National Book Award.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2019