How to Use proposal in a Sentence
proposal
noun
- These problems have led to the proposal of a new law.
- They put forth a proposal to sell the company.
- The committee is reviewing the proposal for the new restaurant.
- Everyone thought the proposal made sense.
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The school board is set to vote on the proposal at a 5:30 p.m. work session.
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Ethan Ehrenhaft,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2023
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Details about the specifics of the proposal are not available.
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Jeremy Pelzer,
cleveland,
14 Aug. 2023
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The sprinter opened up about the proposal in a 2022 interview with The Knot.
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Alexandra Hurtado,
Peoplemag,
8 Aug. 2024
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Here’s what some Matthews proposals could be First, the town would need to define what is a short-term rental.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
12 July 2024
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Remember, the original proposal for the rule change called for the touchback line to be at the 35, not the 30.
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Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Oct. 2024
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The House is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday on the proposal.
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Mark Murray,
NBC News,
13 Nov. 2023
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Platt gushed about the proposal with a snapshot of a silver and sapphire ring on his left hand.
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Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
12 June 2023
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The details of that proposal have not been made public.
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Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
16 Aug. 2024
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In the days before the proposal, Dorsett wasn’t too worried about how Ray would answer.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2024
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Their proposal isn’t going anywhere, but the basic idea is the right one.
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The Editors,
National Review,
21 Feb. 2024
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Public hunting of the birds would not be allowed, the proposal says.
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Evan Bush,
NBC News,
4 July 2024
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After a 13-hour school board meeting, a revised version of the proposal failed in a 5-3 vote.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2023
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Of course, the proposal is to use this wealth tax only for the truly wealthy, anyone with $100 million or more.
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Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2024
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This past May, the two got engaged in a romantic proposal in Capri, Italy.
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Angela Andaloro,
Peoplemag,
19 Sep. 2023
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In a fitting nod to their story, Rothfield and his family were in the room when the proposal went down.
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David Chiu,
Peoplemag,
19 Apr. 2024
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The board called on shareholders to reject the proposal.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
31 May 2023
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This proposal is for the future of the planet, and that includes the congressman’s heirs and my grandkids.
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Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Aug. 2024
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In Detroit, the school board approved a proposal to cut 300 jobs in June to balance its budget.
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Shruti Date Singh and Nic Querolo Bloomberg News (tns),
Arkansas Online,
25 Sep. 2023
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Trump has sought to distance himself from the project, though many of the proposals align with that of his official campaign.
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Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
25 July 2024
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With its new rule proposal, the BLM is hoping to add conservation to that list.
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Charlie Booher,
Field & Stream,
11 Apr. 2023
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Lawmakers have been working for nearly a year on proposals to rein in the incentive, which is the largest of any state in the nation.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2024
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The new proposal requires the department to respond to those requests in 120 days.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
29 May 2024
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But the proposal, which has been in the works since 2021, follows an Anaheim City Hall corruption scandal.
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Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2024
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The proposal never came to a vote in the Senate, and Biden wound up abandoning these ideas entirely.
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Nicholas Lemann,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
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The think tank passed on the intel to the Biden administration, which backed off a proposal from Poland to hand off offensive weapons to Ukraine.
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Jordan Michael Smith,
The New Republic,
2 June 2023
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Means said the proposal is to ensure all learners have access to STEM curriculum.
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Bridget Fogarty,
Journal Sentinel,
28 Oct. 2024
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