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proceeding

[pruh-see-ding] / prəˈsi dɪŋ /


Usage

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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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Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven oil reserves, shrugged off the threat of more pain, insisting that it was proceeding with business as usual.

From Barron's

The Panama Canal Authority, meanwhile, is proceeding with plans to sell two plots of land on either side of the waterway to be developed into container ports.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although the work of rebuilding is far from complete, it is proceeding despite Iran’s instability and attendant repression, and despite water shortages that could require officials to abandon Tehran as the capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

“T-Mobile has serious confidentiality concerns with any information that would have to be shared in an NAD proceeding initiated by AT&T,” a T-Mobile spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The International Fund for Animal Welfare says that there were 26 documented cases of tiger poaching in 2024, with 56 cases the proceeding year.

From BBC