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voted

verb

past tense of vote

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 Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, officials announced Sunday, as concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Residents, however, voted in 2019 to require elections for city library projects over $25 million, rebuking the city. — Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026 Local officials who have voted in favor of data centers have received death threats. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Icelanders voted to reject a reopening of European Union membership talks. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 Reuters — Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said Iceland’s fishing waters were too important to risk. — CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 While Wiener’s science bond is clawing its way onto the March 2028 ballot, a separate but similar initiative will be voted on by Californians this November. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 At the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Presidents of three regional Fed branches voted to increase interest rates immediately. — George Calhoun, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 The board voted the changes down 5-2, ruling that the League lacked the legal standing to propose them. — John Hult, States Newsroom, 28 Aug. 2026

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The most typical public piece is a bust, but Plasencia proposed the idea of a monument, and it was accepted.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
When the East Plano Islamic Center proposed a 400-acre development north of Dallas anchored by a mosque, an Islamic school and homes marketed to Muslim families, the response wasn’t ordinary zoning review.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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After a company initiates a recall, the FDA evaluates the situation and assigns a recall classification based on the level of health hazard posed by the product.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The attorneys general also accused the social media giant of misleading the public about the risks its platforms posed to young people.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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