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Recent Examples of proposal Now, the clock is ticking for Hamas to respond, as the proposal calls for the release of the hostages within 72 hours of Israel accepting the agreement. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 The new proposal for mid-rise apartments would be much smaller, yet far more feasible, than the original proposal for two housing towers that would have produced 708 condo units, Full Standard Properties told the bankruptcy court. George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Swift’s modest proposal was that the poor breed their children as food for the elites. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025 In addition, following a proposal by Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, ENAC, Italy’s Agency for Civil Aviation is considering naming the airport of Pantelleria after Armani, who long favored the Sicilian island for his vacations and owned a home there. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for proposal
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Noun
  • With high school training techniques evolving, there are numerous suggestions, including the possibility that individual quarterback coaching can cement specific bad habits.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Even the suggestion of such a levy, argues Schrieder, could be enough to spook studio executives weighing where to place their next tentpole.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When several residents received such offers, rumors about the company’s intentions quickly swirled.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Sancho rejected a contract offer at Manchester City to join Dortmund in 2017.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Proposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposal. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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