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put forward

verb as in lay

verb as in plot

verb as in produce

verb as in table

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Members of the House of Lords have put forward more than 900 proposed changes to the law to deliver assisted dying, ahead of a debate on Friday.

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City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield put forward a motion to the Housing and Homelessness Committee that aligned with that recommendation, but he was the only vote in favor of it.

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"The reality is that Wales has put forward this ambition – and it's a very big ambition – by not following through on the commitments it creates almost a farce out of the whole thing," she said.

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The proposal has made the "right diagnosis", but it "does not put forward solutions that are up to the challenges", RSF noted.

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On Thursday, the RSF said it had accepted a truce proposal put forward by mediators, but the UN subsequently said it saw "no sign of de-escalation" and warned of more fighting to come.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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