proceeding
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The noun proceeding, commonly proceedings (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. 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.Example Sentences
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The Tates' lawyers have argued they should be released on bail pending their extradition proceeding, saying the brothers were not a flight risk and did not pose a danger to the community.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In March, a federal district judge granted the trust a preliminary injunction, temporarily restricting the ballroom construction from proceeding while the litigation continued.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Is the U.S. willing to climb the sanctions ladder, proceeding from those small refineries to target the Chinese state-owned banks and other institutions that sustain them?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"The police investigation is proceeding at full speed," police added in their statement on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
She waited for an answer; when none arrived, she seemed to weigh the probabilities and decide in favor of proceeding.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Extradition proceedings to return him to the UK are now under way, the NCA said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
This documentary drama, created by Elizabeth Marvel and director Lee Sunday Evans, is composed from the verbatim transcripts of these painful proceedings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Otty argued against contempt of court proceedings being brought, saying it would not be in the public interest given Sir John's detailed investigation, MI5's apologies, and its commitment to a programme of reform.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
His sole memory from the trial is of his brother waving at him during the only day he attended the proceedings.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Her thesis, “On Estimates of Error in Numerical Integration,” was included in the 1954 proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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