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To qualify an initiative for the ballot, the initiative’s proponent is “required to collect and submit a large number of signatures belonging to to registered voters who supported the measure.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Closer security ties among Pacific islands will also be discussed, despite the abrupt departure Monday of its proponent, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, to deal with a brewing political crisis at home.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

As a huge proponent of unretirement, I’m excited to continue working part time at 70 by writing for a variety of outlets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

The government of Alberta and Keystone XL’s original proponent, TransCanada, now known as TC Energy, abandoned the expansion plans a few months after Biden revoked the permit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

My mother had also been a big proponent of winter ice-cream cones.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

These robots should be able to do factory work, like sorting packages, and proponents also envision humanoids helping out with household chores and childcare, among other things.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

In Bhutan's Paro, several hundred proponents of the idea are practicing everything from walking meditation to mindful eating -- slowing down to appreciate the taste, smell, texture and colours of food.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Water, needed for chip-cooling systems, has been a rallying point for data-center opposition, although proponents note that newer systems require dramatically less water or use air-cooling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

A judge sided with proponents, but an appellate court later rule in Becerra’s favor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ojvind Winge, one of the early proponents of the theory of chromosome instability, felt that chromosome doublings were especially significant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson