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proposal

[pruh-poh-zuhl] / prəˈpoʊ zəl /


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The most-publicized proposal, filed by Catholic religious order Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, received just 12.5% support.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

A single mother with bills to pay meets a rich man with a perfectly decent proposal in Annabel Monaghan’s romantic comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

To pursue that work, Michaelson and Kristi Hendrickson, PhD, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, have submitted a grant proposal to support the next phase of the research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

"The proposal is an unjustified major development in the open countryside... the benefits do not outweigh the harms," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

When appointed to a council committee to look into the proposal during the summer, one councilman refused, angrily protesting, “The council knows the need for a human relations commission, and it has failed to act...”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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