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propounded

verb

past tense of propound

as in proposed

to set before the mind for consideration let us propound the question whether mercy killing should ever be an option

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Recent Examples of propounded Virginia may have established a representative body, the House of Burgesses, in 1619, but the mid-century Cavalier elite continued to accept the divine right of kings as the Stuart monarchs had propounded it. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

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His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The team also proposed combining naval guns with electronic warfare and laser defenses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

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Glastonbury approved a 48-apartment project in June after extensive litigation, but has suggested that further legal action could take place before construction begins.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Pegula suggested some of the friction may simply be newcomers learning those traditions.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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The most powerful executives in the artificial intelligence industry in recent days warned of a grave threat posed by the technology, issuing a series of statements calling for a slowdown in AI development.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Nora’s death could have been prevented, Gardner said, if the authorities had been more proactive in their response to the threat Carrillo posed.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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