put forward

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: propose
put forward a theory

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However constructive the initiatives put forward by establishment Senate Democrats may seem, there’s the risk they could be viewed as too tepid for a sizable portion of the electorate who is not keen to preserve any part of the status quo. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Another of witnesses put forward by the attorney general’s office was Maureen Condic, an animal biologist with no clinical experience whose professional publications have exclusively involved animal research. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 But as of Friday, there is no formal proposal, and the owner — the Mathon Fund I Liquidating Trust — is free to put forward that plan, a different one or none at all. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Global Fashion Agenda has therefore put forward a Call to Action to mobilize action, urging EU and national policymakers to study and introduce incentives needed to make circularity work in practice. — María Luisa Martínez Díez, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put forward

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