put forward

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: propose

put forward a theory

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Key members of the party have put forward energy security plans that include a role for oil and gas. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Leaning into many voters’ skepticism of artificial intelligence and data centers, Biss has also put forward a multipart plan to regulate the industry. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Ever since it was formally proposed by the astronomer Fritz Zwicky in the 1930s — and built upon in the 1970s by the astronomer Vera Rubin — cosmologists and astrophysicists have been putting forward their best candidates. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 With others, the Senate, which is controlled by the same party as the White House, hasn’t acted on the names put forward. — Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put forward

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