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process

[pros-es, proh-ses] / ˈprɒs ɛs, ˈproʊ sɛs /




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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. Proceeding (usually 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.


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Attempting to separate particles connected by the strong force requires so much energy that entirely new particles can form during the process.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Instead of buying an endless parade of individual ingredients, you’re strategically outsourcing part of the flavor-building process.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

This is what we have instead of the normal process by which you would, for example, sue a local police officer.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

As manager, Guardiola has not been involved with the legal process.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But he’d been in the process of going, which meant he might disappear.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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