Example Sentences

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It confirmed it was proposing to cut 609 of its 7,363 full-time equivalent roles over the next three years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The state’s largest utility is proposing a 45% electricity-rate increase for data centers and a 14.5% hike for households.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The board, he said, “is in the process of proposing a roadmap of policy work and partnership building with other state and K-12 education leaders in the next academic year and beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The second thing is that an adviser was proposing a Roth conversion to you at all.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

On the contrary, I believe I am correct in proposing that he be imitated by all those who have risen to power through the Fortune and with the troops of others.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli