propose

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The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget request is expected to propose $1.5 trillion for defense.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The researchers propose that aging may involve long periods of relative stability interrupted by brief, rapid changes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The film may not propose a solution to any of our maladies, but it’s a bitterly convincing diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In 2024 it announced that its next notes, due from 2027, would not feature a portrait of King Charles, instead opening the door to local artists to propose fresh designs.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Therefore I propose that someone with a keen sense of the theatrical, a talent for mimicry and improvising dialogue—a playwright, perhaps?—be engaged as an understudy to the ghost, as it were.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood