suggestion
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This is Lauder’s go-to chair for conversations, and he recoils at the suggestion he might want to re-cover it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
She said she then agreed to a suggestion from Brand's lawyer to seek an injunction to prevent harassment.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
She sneers at David’s suggestion that the family hold a memorial as a way of moving on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
There is no suggestion Carrick's future has been decided just yet.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Dr. Spires had recommended even more tests for Fig, which my parents had said we’d consider, but for now we would follow his other suggestion to “wait and see.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
But there are suggestions that Alice Huang's company, Megaspeed, may have been involved in sneaking them into the country while she was in charge.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
One of the few suggestions Stallone made for "I Play Rocky" was to cast a little-known actor, said producer Michele Weiss at a press conference.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The anonymous author made several suggestions to Carrara, including decorating later in the season, keeping the display farther from the sidewalk or covering up the scary faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Common suggestions include eliminating the income-tax cap, raising the full retirement age, implementing new taxation avenues or altering the cost-of-living adjustment in an effort to boost revenue for the program.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
“No, we ain’t. Now make haste, son. I don’t want no kinfolks or neighbor ladies seein’ what we done and buttin’ in with suggestions.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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