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Recent Examples of counterproposal
House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman is out with a broader NEPA proposal that's the main permitting counterproposal.
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Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
On Monday, Liberty Broadband announced a counterproposal to the special committee of the board of directors of Charter, in response to an initial merger proposal sent Sept. 15 by the special committee.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
Even the latest Republican counterproposal, at $568 billion, represents, by historical standards, a substantial commitment.
—Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2021
An apparent head on labor collusion waiting to happen, the fluid situation turned earlier Saturday as the AMPTP went over the Teamsters’ counterproposal and common ground emerged.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 July 2024
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Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
On Monday, Liberty Broadband announced a counterproposal to the special committee of the board of directors of Charter, in response to an initial merger proposal sent Sept. 15 by the special committee.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
Even the latest Republican counterproposal, at $568 billion, represents, by historical standards, a substantial commitment.
—Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2021
An apparent head on labor collusion waiting to happen, the fluid situation turned earlier Saturday as the AMPTP went over the Teamsters’ counterproposal and common ground emerged.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterproposal
Noun
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Only one of the dozens of senators voted against the proposal.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s comment may be aimed at garnering support for his proposal that, rather than a wholesale transfer of US TikTok to an American buyer, the United States and China could share control of the platform as a 50-50 joint venture.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Last week, the Mets made a counteroffer of three years to Alonso and agent Scott Boras.—
Will Sammon,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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No word yet if the 11-year-old has taken the Pirates’ deal or proposed a counteroffer.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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But after turning down a promotion at his day job, he’s approached with a business proposition that takes him and his girlfriend to a lakehouse outside the city, only to be hunted and stalked in a violent shoot-em-up by a crazed mob.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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All in all, enterprise-level SEO is a larger and more complex proposition.—
Jorge Castro,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Penn, who recently received an offer from Tulane, also has offers from Arizona State, Texas State, Toledo and Wisconsin, according to 247Sports.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Mets’ three-year offer in the $70 million range to Alonso has been out there for a couple of weeks now and nobody has stepped up to top it — or at least certainly not significantly enough to Alonso’s satisfaction.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Counterproposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterproposal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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