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proposition

[prop-uh-zish-uhn] / ˌprɒp əˈzɪʃ ən /




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Winograde: And because of the price point, it’s a whole different risk-reward proposition.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“Traffic is down, our value proposition has slipped and franchisee economics are under pressure,” CEO Bob Wright said on Wendy’s earnings call Friday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

None of this makes the show’s basic proposition false.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

In a lengthy statement, Cordeiro said he "unequivocally" opposed the plans and said he "did not accept the proposition" Fifa needed outside investors to "unlock greater value".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

If Rindlisbacher was free to testify then Bunderson would face a tough call as to whether to put Reggie on the stand, a proposition the defense attorney thought was fraught with peril.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

"Cyc validated that much of the knowledge that makes people experts cannot be articulated as propositions."

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

“Big attractions are very expensive propositions for parks to put in, and parks like Fiesta Village can’t keep up with that.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Fiedler’s propositions about masculine relationships turned out to be merely the opening shocks in his critical investigations of our country’s literary past.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

"I hope we can reach a compromise, including new propositions," Lange said.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

“Read the first two propositions, and then summarize them after dinner.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Tennessee propositioned Paramount Skydance, hoping to tempt it to become the next company to leave California.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Anyone with a cellphone has been propositioned at least once by this type of arrangement: the recruiter with a great offer to earn extra money, and with very little required of you.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2025

Azhagu told us he and Mayur had also been propositioned in the street.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2024

Before Patrick is propositioned to take Kat out, he is portrayed as scary, lonely and unapproachable.

From Salon Apr. 8, 2024

During his on-court interview, the second-seeded Italian was propositioned from someone in the crowd.

From Seattle Times Jun. 18, 2022

But when Bobbie takes advantage of Jamie’s jitters to suggest that he marry her instead of Paul, she doesn’t seem needy or wolfish, as Bobby did when propositioning Amy; she seems foolish and disrespectful.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2021

The company investigated and found that Matthews’s conduct was inappropriate and offensive, though it concluded that he wasn’t propositioning the woman, according to reports from the Daily Caller eventually confirmed by the network.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2020

“There is no one — man, woman, founder, V.C., the most aggressive feminist, no one — who would have thought a male V.C. would get fired for propositioning a woman. It’s just a radical change.”

From New York Times Sep. 8, 2017

In 1975, Fisher made a brief but memorable film debut propositioning Warren Beatty in the satire Shampoo, before landing her big break on Star Wars, where she sported a hairstyle she described as “hairy earphones”.

From The Guardian Dec. 27, 2016

She observes protocol with a pratfall, practices diplomacy by outright propositioning.

From Time Magazine Archive




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