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Recent Examples of proposition Over the past eight years, Los Angeles voters have supported an alphabet soup of ballot propositions intended to address the region’s homeless crisis. Jessica Goodheart, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 Streaming’s Value Proposition Consumer experience in streaming in particular needs improve, some say, because even as DTC steadily erodes linear television, its own consumer value proposition is shrinking. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024 The Christmas holidays are a far different proposition. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024 Women entrepreneurs must be clear in articulating their value propositions. Committee Of 200, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for proposition 
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Noun
  • The link between nomadic lifestyles and ADHD has been proposed before, but in February, a team led by David Barack applied that hypothesis to foraging.
    Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Reducing the amount of acetaldehyde, the hypothesis goes, should also reduce the physical symptoms caused by its buildup.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Meanwhile, a proposal to get the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold bitcoin and gold has been put forward by a group of 10 people in Switzerland, which now needs to collect 100,000 signatures over the next 18 months before it can be put to a public referendum.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • On New Year's Eve, Hidalgo, 24, shared that her longtime love, personal trainer Gabriel Garcia, surprised her with a beach proposal.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The theory is one of many being pursed by law enforcement and investigators are working to determine if the string of recent burglaries are connected and if so, who might be responsible.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Courage to Be Disliked is based on Adlerian theory, a psychology created by Austrian psychotherapist, Alfred Adler, that encourages people to embrace the possibility of being disliked by others in order to live more freely.
    Renée Onque, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In addition to suggestions focused on simplifying and clarifying the process, including preclearance, the Section recommended the Service make the Streamlined Procedures permanent.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • There is no suggestion that the attack was connected to Musk's X post.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The movement in quantum computing stocks, for now, is more about meme dynamics than proper investment thesis, particularly in a low-volume holiday period like this past week.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • For 32 years, starting with a visionary law school thesis, Evan Wolfson worked with singular focus and untiring optimism to change not just the law, but society—pioneering a political playbook for change and sharing its lessons, even now, with countless causes worldwide.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The biblical premise concerns orphan Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) surviving a flood and being rescued by young prince Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), who becomes his adoptive brother and eventually Scar after Mufasa proves to be the worthier king.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Come for the premise, stay for the discussion-worthy ending.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Proposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposition. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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