- present tense form of proceed (3rd person singular).
proceeds
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David Cassirer has argued the law clearly requires the museum to return the painting — and has pledged to support other looting victims with any proceeds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
It isn’t clear where the remainder of the proceeds are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One victim in Missouri reportedly lost more than $16 million, while millions of dollars in suspected scam proceeds were allegedly laundered through cryptocurrency.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Disgraced former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell will return to court later this year after his proceeds of crime hearing was delayed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
This suggested to me the Optimal Fragmentation Principle: innovation proceeds most rapidly in a society with some optimal intermediate degree of fragmentation: a too-unified society is at a disadvantage, and so is a too-fragmented society.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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