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[pros-es, proh-ses] / ˈprɒs ɛs, ˈproʊ sɛs /




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A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. Proceeding (usually plural) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

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During a hearing, Judge Joseph A. Montano granted Busfield’s motion to dismiss his indictment, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Welsh government is considering whether it will take over the planning process for the facility - meaning Cardiff Council is unable to grant planning permission in the meantime.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

This is often a two-step process of temporary and then permanent status that takes several years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

That is, it’s low if you go through the full process of having your eggs retrieved at 44, fertilized, and then an embryo implanted.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The process of climbing down the ladder was slow, and at one point the mud on the bottom of Sydney’s shoe caused her to slip and almost fall.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Suk’s scholarship focuses on the processes of constitutional amendment and reform and the feminist constitutional movements.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

As populations around the world grow older, understanding these processes could become increasingly valuable for protecting mobility, supporting recovery, and helping people maintain their independence later in life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The Department remains committed to ensuring that all uses of force are thoroughly investigated and evaluated through established administrative review processes and independent oversight,” the department said in an emailed statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

One possible explanation involves the body's circadian rhythms, the internal biological processes that help regulate sleep, metabolism, and other functions throughout the approximately 24-hour daily cycle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Without devious reasoning or complicated emotional processes, the boy became Katie’s whole world.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Instead, it interfered with how the gene's instructions were processed while still allowing some normal activity to continue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Mr. Chatten’s baritone voice, delivered with a growl and processed to sound as if it’s transmitting from a crackly pirate radio station, recalls Curtis’s tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The US State Department said the AI agent had filed 20 visa applications using a form on its website, but that they were incomplete and not processed, according to reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

That price is paid primarily by the poorer countries where the main ingredient of fishmeal is harvested and processed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

We were just another raw material, waiting to be processed.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

Their findings offer a promising new approach to controlling quantum behavior and could eventually help engineers develop superconducting electronics that use far less energy while processing information more efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

While higher yields will raise the cost of financing for AI projects, that doesn’t change the fact that demand for processing power far exceeds supply, Ives said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Threets discusses healthy ways of understanding and processing complicated and overwhelming emotions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Public sentiment has turned against the expansion of data centres, the large warehouses that store processing power needed for internet activity.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

It was the third night as we were getting ready to lie down again under the sky when the order came to report to the processing center for new arrivals.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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