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proceed

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




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They then present their conclusions to their respective boards, who typically vote on whether to proceed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

But greengrocer Mohamed Hassan was adamant: "I see this as a victory for the Somali people... those willing to participate should proceed, and whoever wins should lead the country."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

So before you proceed with your plan, try to work your numbers through various calculators and see what works best for you.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Such agents help reactions proceed by accepting or donating electrons, but some can be hazardous to handle and generate unwanted waste.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“The true policy of the Southern members,” he explained to a fellow Virginian, “was to let the affair proceed with as little noise as possible.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The charity said any proceeds from future property sales will be reinvested into running Samaritans services across the UK and Ireland.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

UCB said its upgraded guidance excludes proceeds from the sale of a priority-review voucher, an incentive program created by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Now she’s being pressured to sell the house and split the proceeds with the kids.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The US had in 2022 secured the right to sell the property on grounds that it was acquired through "criminal proceeds and misappropriated Gambian public funds".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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

BBC Wales was told before the debate proceeded that the Senedd's presiding officer, Huw Irranca-Davies, did not consider the title - "full-face coverings are against British values" - to be against the guidance.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The football game between the two American Conference teams proceeded after a brief delay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Reyes said she would reconvene the hearing Tuesday to question additional Interior Department officials about why the work proceeded over the holiday weekend.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

A federal judge proceeded with the sentencing in Diamantis’s absence, handing down a seven-year prison sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Therefore, she now proceeded to do something quite rare and brave—something you yourself may find it necessary to do someday, if you have not already had cause to try it out.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Part of that land is now the target of an eminent domain proceeding to make room for a huge transmission tower.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Blood tests and an X-ray early on Wednesday showed his recovery was "proceeding normally", the doctors said, and he has also undergone respiratory physiotherapy.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Such problems have occurred many other times, though generally they have not prevented executions from proceeding.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Cornell’s Title IX proceeding substantiated that he had been thrown down the stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In theory, peremptory strikes may increase the fairness of the proceeding by eliminating jurors who may be biased but whose biases cannot be demonstrated convincingly to a judge.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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