Verb He proffered advice on how best to proceed. proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise Noun a generous proffer of his baronial estate for the charity gala

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Instead, publishers need more digital advertising competitors, so that news organizations are not forced to accept whatever crumbs the monopolists deign to proffer. Daniel Hanley, Wired, "Ad Mergers Won't Save Journalism. Strict Merger Rules Would," 10 Sep. 2020

Their campaigns proffer policies but are often devoid of passion. Robert B. Reich, Star Tribune, "Politics requires the ability both to govern and to fight," 17 Aug. 2020

The lack of direction led different districts to proffer different plans, resulting in some consternation from teachers and parents. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan Senate approves education compromise plan aimed at safe return to schools," 15 Aug. 2020

On the contrary, this is a fine example of a California wine made in sufficient quantity to be widely available to proffer excellent quality for the price. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, "Summer sipping doesn’t get much better than these five wines under $20," 26 June 2020

That may turn people away from simple solutions proffered by populists and protectionists, and towards more sustainable economics that benefit more people. The Economist, "Guest comment: Robin Varghese and Sarah Pray To neutralise populism, give people more control," 14 Jan. 2020

But divisions within the administration continued to widen; Mr. Bolton was opposed to using an argument proffered by administration lawyers to block the funding. Eric Lipton, New York Times, "Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion," 29 Dec. 2019

Congress held hearings, but businessmen, academics, and bankers proffered only belt-tightening. Matt Stoller, Wired, "Covid-19 Will Mark the End of Affluence Politics," 25 Feb. 2020

Guests shopped around while the bubbly flowed and bite-size treats were proffered. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, "Kate Spade Inaugurates Its Hudson Yards Store With a Colorful Cocktail Party," 11 Apr. 2019

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Amaya's perspective is summarized in a proffer provided by his lawyers. Matthew Barakat, Star Tribune, "Officers: We gave 'chance after chance' before 2017 shooting," 15 Sep. 2020

The defendants' attorney objected throughout Kirk's testimony, which left Mays to continue his questioning under a proffer that isn't part of the evidence but would allow the opportunity for review of the objections on appeal. Noel Oman, Arkansas Online, "I-30 project ruling vowed within 'days'," 27 Aug. 2020

His attorney Ronald Frey said Wednesday that his client sat for six proffer sessions with federal prosecutors. Eric Heisig, cleveland, "Romanian hacker who defrauded Ohio residents sentenced to federal prison," 8 Jan. 2020

The people familiar with the matter reiterated the companies -- including McKesson -- have made an opening proffer of a settlement price. Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, "McKesson, AmerisourceBergen among opiod distributors proposing $10 billion payment to settle state claims," 6 Aug. 2019

Be warned that etiquette having no objection to such proffers does not guarantee a welcoming reaction from the recipient. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, "Miss Manners: These moochers think they’re entitled to our pricey wine," 24 July 2019

Prosecutors argued such an informal immunity agreement, known as a proffer, would have been made in writing and no corroborating paperwork has been found. Fox News, "Man who jumped out of freezer and died was cold-case suspect," 6 Aug. 2018

According to the plea agreement, Mr. Cohen’s lawyers executed his proffer agreement with Mr. Mueller’s office on August 7, two weeks before his guilty plea in Manhattan. Rebecca Ballhaus, WSJ, "Michael Cohen’s Lawyers Ask for No Prison Time After Plea," 1 Dec. 2018

Lying during his proffer: Downing also pressed Gates on the specifics of his plea deal with Mueller’s team. Andrew Prokop, Vox, "Manafort’s defense team goes all out to try to discredit Rick Gates’s testimony," 7 Aug. 2018

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