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proposal

[pruh-poh-zuhl] / prəˈpoʊ zəl /


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Swiss voters rejected a proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million through 2050.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

The German proposal has already triggered pushback from the pharmaceutical sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Last week, 55% of Swiss voters rejected a proposal that would cap the Alpine country’s population at 10 million people through 2050.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

On Wednesday, the council asked its budget team to report on the amount of money that would be allocated as a result of Rodriguez’s proposal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

This was considered an awkward interruption, disrupting as it did the critical debate over the assumption and residency questions with an inflammatory proposal that several southern representatives immediately denounced as mischievous meddling.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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