as in suggestion
something which is presented for consideration
the city council is accepting proposals for ways to use that land
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Most Republican senators, many of whom were millionaires themselves, had mild aversions to some of the proposals and a particular loathing for the income tax.
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Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Egyptians rallied near the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians and to underline Cairo's rejection of President Donald Trump's proposal for moving people out of the territory.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Other changes coming soon - stemming from proposals by the administration of President Donald Trump - could affect their coverage and its cost.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich, for example, were all admitted in time to vote on the proposal to scrap VAR last June, despite still being Championship clubs when the motion was tabled by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Egyptians rallied near the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians and to underline Cairo's rejection of President Donald Trump's proposal for moving people out of the territory.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Other changes coming soon - stemming from proposals by the administration of President Donald Trump - could affect their coverage and its cost.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich, for example, were all admitted in time to vote on the proposal to scrap VAR last June, despite still being Championship clubs when the motion was tabled by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Proposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposal. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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