went ahead

Example Sentences

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The talks went ahead anyway without a truce on that front, but the White House did ultimately deliver one days later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The lawsuit claims The Atlantic went ahead with their story “despite being expressly warned, hours before publication, that the central allegations were categorically false” and “despite having abundant publicly available information contradicting those allegations.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

The lack of response after Sunderland went ahead was alarming, Regis Le Bris's side, inspired by the experience and quality of Granit Xhaka, closed out the win with minimum anxiety.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Bianco, however, did not adhere to the attorney general’s request and went ahead with the ballot seizures.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The President Adams was still a few miles out from land, following the battleships and minesweepers that went ahead of us to enter the bay.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac