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put forward

British  

verb

  1. to propose; suggest

  2. to offer the name of; nominate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
put forward Idioms  

  1. Propose for consideration, as in His attorney put forward a claim on the property, or They put me forward for the post of vice-chair. [Mid-1800s]

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Psychology and biology offer one way of thinking about "The One", but mathematics puts forward another.

From BBC

Apologising for the pain caused, the Archbishop of York put forward a proposal to set up a working group to continue discussing the issue.

From BBC

Public company investors can vote on mergers, executive compensation plans, and other issues they put forward as part of the proxy process.

From Barron's

One proposal apparently put forward by Stern would see a chief executive hired to run Ferguson's business affairs.

From BBC

"You have shown no remorse. You do not deserve credit for belatedly contacting the police in May 2025 – you only did this to put forward a false account of Izabela's death."

From BBC

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