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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Some researchers have proposed limitations on the computing power used to train AI.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
In 2017, European Athletics proposed wiping out records set before 2005 - sending a strong signal that records set before then were disputable.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The proposed salary amounted to around $1,800 a month, close to the $2,000 a month that South Korea’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers earn in Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Scientists have repeatedly proposed the possibility of an additional fifth force, but no such force has ever been confirmed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
I wondered what they were going to do the first evening a change of entertainment was proposed: they spoke of “playing charades,” but in my ignorance I did not understand the term.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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