proposed
Americanadjective
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offered or suggested for consideration, acceptance, or action.
Any proposed change to this charter must be noted on the agenda that is sent out for the next scheduled meeting.
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(of a toast) offered.
At the convention reception, the jokingly proposed toast was, "To pure mathematics, and may it never be of any use to anyone!"
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presented or nominated for some position, membership, task, etc..
The letter should describe the purpose of the committee and list all proposed members along with their faculty ranks.
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She proposed a "growth and investment reset" that ramps up funding to countries in need as part of a set of measures designed to provide sustained support at concessional rates.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
A commerce ministry spokesperson said Friday in a statement that the proposed measures aim to ensure that AI technology is safe and controllable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The developer of a proposed data centre in Cardiff has said it is also seeking permission to build a gas power plant to get it up and running.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“That money was proposed by Mayor Bass and voted and approved by Councilmember Nithya Raman,” said Turner, who runs Million Dollar Hoods, which seeks to map the impact of mass incarceration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Pythagoras, the Greek scholar—half scientist, half mystic—who lived in Croton around 530 BC, proposed one of the earliest and most widely accepted theories to explain the similarity between parents and their children.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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