proffer ˈprä-fər verb and noun
verb: present for acceptance or rejection
noun: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
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The word proffer has appeared in 38 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 5 in “The Maldives Knows Y.O.L.O.” by Sheila Yasmin Marikar:
It doesn’t seem possible that a nation like this — 1,200 islands spread across 115 square miles of the Indian Ocean, 430 miles southwest of mainland Asia — can exist, let alone proffer such modern amenities as Wi-Fi, soaking tubs, overwater bungalows and artisanal gin and tonics.
And yet, as much of the West emerges haltingly from the pandemic, the Maldives is positioning itself as the place to go to rediscover the beauty of travel, to change your background I.R.L., not merely on Zoom. The island nation is waging this campaign even after a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases laid bare the limitations of its health care system — strapped, overworked and underresourced.
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