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proactively

[proh-ak-tiv-lee] / proʊˈæk tɪv li /


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It is important to determine whether buying a home will lead to “a rich life: a life that is full. A life lived intentionally, proactively, and abundantly.”

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

DHL says it proactively filed refund claims for all shipments where it acted as the importer of record, adding around 92% of eligible customer refunds have been returned to customers as of mid-September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In the recording, the officer is heard saying that the office’s auditing team was cut by the state and that the office doesn’t have the resources to proactively perform audits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The ads were identified by the regulator using its AI-powered "Active Ad Monitoring System", which proactively searches for ads which might violate UK rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

One can cautiously make the case that the major political documents of the past were conceived in reaction to an intolerable state of affairs and events, not proactively, in anticipation of new situations and expectations.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin


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