as in to propose
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 propound
Yet that continued support for armed struggle explains why Hamas has been empowered to reject generous peace initiatives propounded by the Israelis.
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Washington Post, 19 June 2024
The complexity is compounded by separate regulators for many parts of the health-care economy, some of which propound different security guidelines from one another, or none at all.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Goldwasser was less inclined than other faculty to propound the excellence of W.V.U.’s graduate math programs.
—Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
As lovely as hair looks when worn down with a witch hat and as timeless as a low, knotted bun à la Margaret Hamilton may be, Hudgens propounds another option: low, braided pigtails.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023
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Washington Post, 19 June 2024
The complexity is compounded by separate regulators for many parts of the health-care economy, some of which propound different security guidelines from one another, or none at all.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Goldwasser was less inclined than other faculty to propound the excellence of W.V.U.’s graduate math programs.
—Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
As lovely as hair looks when worn down with a witch hat and as timeless as a low, knotted bun à la Margaret Hamilton may be, Hudgens propounds another option: low, braided pigtails.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023
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Alternately, Primack proposes that Chisholm ask for a one-time waiver from the NBA, gambling that the record sticker tag of the sale (which does not even include a stake in the Celtics' home arena, TD Garden) would probably dissuade the league's other owners from turning down such an agreement.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet the government is proposing to cut the salaries of teachers and civil servants, while steering more than one and a quarter billion dollars to ultra-Orthodox parties and schools and West Bank settlements.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Leff suggested using disinfectant wipes to sanitize flyers' seat areas, since with airflow and filtration will spread smells, sprays, or perfumes.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, reports from China suggested that the country was mulling a ban or a reduction on the number of Hollywood films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Stewart, 34, and Angarano, 37, posed alongside Angarano's wife Maya Erskine at a special screening of the film Sacramento held at Los Angeles' Vista Theatre.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hull’s Democrats posed a problem for him, but not the only one.—
Jesse Eisinger,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Propound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propound. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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