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proceed

[pruh-seed, proh-seed] / prəˈsid, ˈproʊ sid /




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Abbott’s office did not respond to a request for comment about guidance provided to local governments about how to proceed without state funding.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"We had previously reached an agreement based on the MOU that was signed in Pakistan...if the United States agrees to proceed in that way, everything will return to the way it was before," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

"This review will prioritise those individuals who are further along the pathway to allow appropriate referrals to proceed as soon as possible," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

If the company objects, the venue can’t proceed with the offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I decided to proceed with an opening statement before calling Myers as our first witness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Kaufmann, a former schoolteacher, first invested in Leica in 2004, using the roughly $1.7 billion proceeds of his family’s Austrian paper, pulp and packaging empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

That chemistry proceeds relatively slowly in forests because the amount of terpenes in outdoor air is generally low.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Each sibling would receive one-quarter of the proceeds from the sale.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I want to be sure that the LLC proceeds with the ideas we discussed — giving scholarships and recognition to women in engineering, etc.,” wrote Mitchell.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The instrument is alive in my hands; it trembles like a child who is too frightened to name her terror as she proceeds deeper into forest darkness, carrying a lantern of warm oil.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Protestors, a few dozen, turned up outside the nearest tube stop waving flags as ticket holders streamed towards Lincoln Financial Field - but the concert proceeded largely unfettered.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Investors listened, nodded solemnly—and then proceeded to buy more AI stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The artificial-intelligence race also has proceeded at a stunning pace, driving the economy and adding to inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026

The duo then flew to Poland and from there proceeded to Kyiv by train.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

If it hadn’t been for Bruno, Copernicanism might never have received such adverse attention from the authorities, Galileo might not have been persecuted and scientific progress in Italy might have proceeded more smoothly.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Wilhelm said the artificial-intelligence build-out is proceeding in a different way from the dot-com boom that began to deflate in 2000.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Many of the administration’s civil probes have been proceeding under a novel use of the False Claims Act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The speech had been proceeding for perhaps twenty minutes when a mes-senger hurried onto the platform and a scrap of paper was slipped into the speaker’s hand.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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