as in proposed
to set before the mind for consideration
I vote we quit working and go out for lunch
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Recent Examples of voted
The Charlotte City Council voted to select Harrington to finish out the term of Mayor Vi Lyles, which ends in December 2027.
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
The 32 no votes were all Republicans while all Democrats present voted in favor.
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Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Weeks before the report was published, supervisors voted to authorize Board Chair Oscar Villegas and County Administrator Michael Webb to issue that statement on the county’s behalf immediately upon the report’s release.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Bores voted on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The Senate voted 50 to 48 on Tuesday afternoon, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support.
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Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Theresa May then spent three years in office trying and failing to pass a Brexit deal that made no one happy, and was eventually voted down by the House of Commons in the largest loss for a sitting government in the country’s modern history.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
This area has voted Labour for more than a century.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president.
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Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
The 32 no votes were all Republicans while all Democrats present voted in favor.
—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Weeks before the report was published, supervisors voted to authorize Board Chair Oscar Villegas and County Administrator Michael Webb to issue that statement on the county’s behalf immediately upon the report’s release.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Bores voted on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The Senate voted 50 to 48 on Tuesday afternoon, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support.
—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Theresa May then spent three years in office trying and failing to pass a Brexit deal that made no one happy, and was eventually voted down by the House of Commons in the largest loss for a sitting government in the country’s modern history.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
This area has voted Labour for more than a century.
—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president.
—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voted
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Newsom proposed last month to increase that to $50 monthly, but the budget deal leaves the decision over the possible higher rate to the next governor.
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The budget also establishes 22,770 new slots for free or reduced childcare, which Newsom had proposed decreasing.
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The company is a major investor in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and a report in The New York Times suggested OpenAI is considering delaying an initial public offering of its stock to next year from the second half of this year.
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The congresswoman also pointed to the dissent of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who suggested that race played a role in the administration's decision-making process regarding the removal of Haitians.
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The Chainsmokers duo Alex Pall and Drew Taggart posed for a photo while suited up ahead of the wedding.
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Lisa Benham and her daughter, Zara, posed for selfies outside the Garden.
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