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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Former Los Angeles schools superintendent Austin Beutner is trying to stop proposed legislation that he says would allow officials to strip away voter-approved arts-education funding to schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Uncertainty has been fuelled by new boss Kevin Warsh's refusal to publicly share his views on the economic outlook, part of his proposed reforms to reduce the amount of forward guidance the central bank offers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The proposed airplane would seat about 250 passengers and fly about 5,000 nautical miles, fitting between the biggest narrowbodies and the smallest wide-bodies that Boeing and Airbus currently sell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Several other players were also invited to audition for the proposed show, which would present questions that would focus on the history and lore of chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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