as in proposals
something which is presented for consideration
a generous proffer of his baronial estate for the charity gala
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as in offers
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise
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as in suggests
to set before the mind for consideration
proffered a novel solution for getting themselves out of debt
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JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
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Emily Griesinger of the Azusa Pacific University proffers a different point of view.
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Officials in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris viewed early proposals as overly concessive to Moscow, insufficiently safeguarding Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity — particularly regarding Donbas, Crimea, and possible concessions beyond current lines of control.—
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In response to questions from The Sacramento Bee, representatives from the governor’s office did not address any of the proposals lawmakers have been discussing.—
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Along with the restaurants, the building’s street-level retail offers a variety of fashion, wellness and lifestyle brands that are already open, including the James + Joy children’s boutique and Queen & Cotton clothing shop.—
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The system offers 31 degrees of freedom, including articulated hands, a multi-DOF waist with braking, a movable head, and binocular vision for human-like perception.—
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Confrontation, Khamenei suggests, is an inevitability.—
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As the name suggests, everything—from cover to pages—is black, so just any ink won’t show up.—
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Sea Tea Comedy Theater is not a living room, but that concept surely comes up sometimes in the audience suggestions that fuel the improv sketch comedy performances there.—
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State officials have said the suggestions of fraud are unsubstantiated.—
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That gives the car a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio, a figure usually reserved for modern hypercars.—
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Using music for change, a pair of winners gives children a voice through songwriting.—
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The project proposes that San Diego vacate a section of Soledad Avenue that was originally intended for street purposes and allow the lot to be developed with the new two-story house, a 1,205-square-foot basement and an attached 780-square-foot two-story accessory dwelling unit.—
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Notably, the new technical report proposes several innovations.—
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Shonda Rhimes poses with Jennifer Hudson after visiting her talk show in Burbank, California.—
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However, deadly force is authorized to prevent the escape of the fleeing subject where the LEO has a reasonable belief that the subject poses a significant threat of death or serious physical harm to the LEO or others and such force is necessary to prevent escape.—
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“Proffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proffers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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