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proposal

[pruh-poh-zuhl] / prəˈpoʊ zəl /


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The proposal, called the Medicare at 50 Act, would give Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 the option to buy into Medicare or Medicare Advantage before reaching the traditional eligibility age of 65.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Although the researchers report encouraging results across several major cosmological tests, CCC+TL remains an unconventional proposal that requires further independent examination.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

The EU has stressed that electrification must be "clean", which could spark debate over the role of oil, gas and coal in the Turkish proposal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

That followed a council meeting at which Infantino apologised for the abandoned sell-off plot but failed to explain how the proposal was devised, asking that questions be submitted in writing.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Propped up in a Cincinnati hotel bed, a hacking, feverish Calvin Brown made a sudden marriage proposal to his “dear sister” Leah.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Before its purchase by the municipal Florida government, a number of proposals that would have seen the ship live a second life as a museum or a floating hotel failed.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

They should offer proposals to lower costs, make healthcare more affordable, expand the housing supply, ease the federal regulatory burden, and cut wasteful and fraudulent spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

He told the Philadelphia Inquirer the owners continue to present proposals “with the salary cap attached to every single proposal.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Eliminating the taxable maximum is one of several potential proposals that have been weighed.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Over the previous months, the government had made numerous proposals that fell by the wayside.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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